League Play-Off

Urbano Caldeira
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Belotaurus FC's Fanis Geronimidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Belotaurus FC from getting a goal against them. Marcelinho Lopez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fanis Geronimidis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Rogelio Aurken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doni Cordeiro in the 10th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Doni Cordeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rogelio Aurken was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Silviu Novac recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcelinho Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fanis Geronimidis having to interfere. In the 20th minute Evren Yezid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogelio Aurken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Belotaurus FC's Fanis Geronimidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eleuterio Galo in the 26th minute of play. Marcelinho Lopez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rogelio Aurken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evren Yezid in the 30th minute of play. A hard shot 32 in the game by Marcelinho Lopez from a close distance when the talented Fanis Geronimidis managed to make a qualified save. Belotaurus FC's players were relieved. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of Belotaurus FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Santos City:s goal. In the 39th minute, Alexsandro Dionísio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fanis Geronimidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The supporters of Belotaurus FC booed when Santos City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caco Dionísio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Belotaurus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eleuterio Galo came free, but Fanis Geronimidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Marcelinho Lopez made the kick off in the second half. When Silviu Novac came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Belotaurus FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Silviu Novac couldn't finish the play. Eleuterio Galo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fanis Geronimidis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56thth minute of the game Adilson Andrade who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Belotaurus FC's Fanis Geronimidis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 56 minutes into the game, Doni Cordeiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belotaurus FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santos City the free kick. Santos City made a substitution. Reinaldo Barreto replaced Aílton de Barros. Doni Cordeiro hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eleuterio Galo during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Santos City's Eleuterio Galo got a free kick in the 60th minute. Belotaurus FC were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Santos City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rui Cunha took the corner. Rui Cunha made a great header on Belotaurus FC's corner, it was just that Santos City's Rogelio Aurken managed to reach the ball for a save. Belotaurus FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rui Cunha in the 68th minute. A nice corner shot did that Silviu Novac got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rogelio Aurken quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Belotaurus FC fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Belotaurus FC's Silviu Novac looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rogelio Aurken made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doni Cordeiro in the 71st minute. Fanis Geronimidis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelinho Lopez's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. The supporters of Santos City booed when Belotaurus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silviu Novac didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute Marcelinho Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fanis Geronimidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belotaurus FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexsandro Dionísio was slow to take the kick. During this time Santos City's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Alexsandro Dionísio got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fanis Geronimidis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Doni Cordeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Rogelio Aurken made a huge save. After 83 played minutes Belotaurus FC got a freekick which was hit by Doni Cordeiro. Fanis Geronimidis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelinho Lopez's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. The goalkeeper, Rogelio Aurken, was totally fooled by Belotaurus FC's Rui Cunha, who 88 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Caner Timurhan took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fanis Geronimidis. Fanis Geronimidis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3.