League Play-Off

Arena Black Bird
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wilian Lopez started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goal looked a bit too open when Wilian Lopez came free, but Fábio Chițan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilian Lopez in the 10th minute of play forced Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Fábio Chițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fábio Chițan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilian Lopez in the 12th minute of the match. After 14 minutes of play, Lunáticos's Wilian Lopez made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fábio Chițan was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 18 played minutes Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ got a freekick which was hit by Jim Roussel. In the 20th minute Wilian Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fábio Chițan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goal looked a bit too open when Wilian Lopez came free, but Fábio Chițan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Lunáticos's Murillo Paranaense nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fábio Chițan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raul Elazar got free with Dennis Rechnitzer in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilian Lopez in the 38th minute of play forced Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Fábio Chițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fábio Chițan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilian Lopez in the 44th minute of the match. In the 48th minute, Murillo Paranaense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lunáticos were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raul Elazar to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Gabriel Filletti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lunáticos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ the free kick. Murillo Paranaense who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Fábio Chițan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Fábio Chițan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murillo Paranaense in the 68th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Wilian Lopez took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Fábio Chițan to make any attempt to save it. Dennis Rechnitzer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Gombal in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Gombal in the 80th minute of play forced Lunáticos's goalkeeper Dennis Rechnitzer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hortêncio Cruz hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 92nd match minute, Lunáticos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hortêncio Cruz to maneuver through the defense. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Jim Roussel couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Lunáticos. In the 95th minute, Pablo Gombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fred Zonta's late challenge caught a Lunáticos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fred Zonta helped the player get up and apologised. Fred Zonta hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lunáticos's performance. The match ended with a win for Lunáticos.