League Play-Off

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ezequiel Pereira started the match with the kick off. Daniel Anaya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Ezequiel Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Deilmison van Basten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniel Anaya read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. The throw-in from Sandrinho Machado in the 17th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ATHLETICO PRaiano's Gaétan Govou. Rodriguinho Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Willian Caca-Rato recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kerimhan Özonder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 30 played minutes ATHLETICO PRaiano got a freekick which was hit by Deilmison van Basten. Deilmison van Basten took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Daniel Anaya. Daniel Anaya dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Daniel Anaya didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Deilmison van Basten went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Lobo Guará getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Sandrinho Machado hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 46th minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Daniel Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Deilmison van Basten to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Deilmison van Basten notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya. Daniel Anaya was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Lobo Guará from getting a goal against them. Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 63rd minute of play. Daniel Anaya didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Deilmison van Basten went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Lobo Guará made a substitution. Berker Başhekim replaced Willian Caca-Rato. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Deilmison van Basten managed to get in a good position for a shot. ATHLETICO PRaiano's supporters rose to their feet, but Deilmison van Basten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Anaya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 75 minutes into the game, Lobo Guará's Ciro de Moraes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodriguinho Sousa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. With an all-out effort, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Daniel Anaya threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vilhelm Skoog, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Deilmison van Basten hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Gaétan Govou got a free kick in the 90th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ATHLETICO PRaiano walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.