League Play-Off

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Geovani Sanches started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Maicon Trevisan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Santana. In the 9th minute Geovani Sanches shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maicon Trevisan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Carlos Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galo do Japi's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Santana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maicon Trevisan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Maicon Trevisan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovani Sanches in the 17th minute of play. Maicon Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Santana in the 21st minute of the match. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovani Sanches in the 22nd minute of play. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovani Sanches in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st minute Galo do Japi were awarded a corner. Cafu Ringaa went to the cornerflag to take it. Cafu Ringaa made a great header on Galo do Japi's corner, it was just that Jereba 4EVER's Maicon Trevisan managed to reach the ball for a save. 34 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Dito Quirino came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Santana hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovani Sanches in the 38th minute of play. Carlos Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Jereba 4EVER's Maicon Trevisan got control of the ball when Carlos Santana tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 42 played minutes Jereba 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Dito Quirino. In the 43rd match minute, Jereba 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonçalo Sanches to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Geovani Sanches made a precise shot to the right of Ronaldo Giovanelli. Galo do Japi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carlos Santana made a kick off. Carlos Santana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maicon Trevisan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Galo do Japi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cafu Ringaa in the 55th minute. After taking down the ball on Galo do Japi's corner Cafu Ringaa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maicon Trevisan quite easily take care of the ball. In the 58th minute Carlos Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maicon Trevisan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Durvalino Caca-Rato hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Galo do Japi from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Dito Quirino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronaldo Giovanelli was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Enio Linares got a throw-in 69 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Geovani Sanches. Jereba 4EVER's Maicon Trevisan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cafu Ringaa in the 74th minute of play. Carlos Santana took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maicon Trevisan. Maicon Trevisan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 78th minute, Dito Quirino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronaldo Giovanelli was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After some careless play in the Jereba 4EVER defense, Carlos Santana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maicon Trevisan. The Jereba 4EVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maicon Trevisan should have stopped the shot. In the 94th minute, Carlos Santana made a precise shot to the right of Maicon Trevisan. Jereba 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Galo do Japi had won after a very even match.