League Play-Off

Arena Calopsita EC
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Semih Şentürk made the kick off which started today's match. A.C.Mandala's Su Xiang Chuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu Santos in the 5th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Luisinho Penha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.C.Mandala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Calopsita EC the free kick. The supporters of Calopsita EC booed when A.C.Mandala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisinho Penha didn't get a good kick on the ball. A.C.Mandala's Su Xiang Chuan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save A.C.Mandala from getting a goal against them. In the 21st match minute, Calopsita EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Melo to maneuver through the defense. A.C.Mandala's Su Xiang Chuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Semih Şentürk in the 23rd minute of play. Anak Dewa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Su Xiang Chuan having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of Calopsita EC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of A.C.Mandala:s goal. With a little luck, A.C.Mandala's Su Xiang Chuan got control of the ball when Semih Şentürk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ulysses Novaes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Marquez in the 35th minute of play. With a little luck, A.C.Mandala's Su Xiang Chuan got control of the ball when Semih Şentürk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Su Xiang Chuan made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Luiz Fábio Arósio sent off a good shot on target. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.C.Mandala's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zane Wrigley was slow to take the kick. During this time Calopsita EC's players had a chance to rest. When Charles de Lima came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Calopsita EC 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 Charles de Lima couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dorival Leão was the one to do the kick off. Ulysses Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorival Leão in the 53rd minute of the match. Ulysses Novaes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Gustavsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 56 played minutes A.C.Mandala got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Marquez. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Semih Şentürk in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Su Xiang Chuan saved A.C.Mandala from getting behind. A.C.Mandala's Su Xiang Chuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Semih Şentürk in the 61st minute of play. With a little luck, Calopsita EC's Ulysses Novaes got control of the ball when José Carlos Gomes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 64th minute, Luiz Fábio Arósio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Su Xiang Chuan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Dorival Leão took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Ulysses Novaes to make any attempt to save it. In the 76th match minute, A.C.Mandala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Gustavsson to maneuver through the defense. Ulysses Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorival Leão in the 82nd minute of the match. Vítor Melo hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 87th match minute, Calopsita EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Fábio Arósio to maneuver through the defense. Ulysses Novaes didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 89th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. After 93 minutes of play, A.C.Mandala's Cristian Marquez made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulysses Novaes was left in no man's land by his defense there!