League Play-Off

Dr. Rodney McKay
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) RICO FC's Amílton Pontes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 5 played minutes RICO FC got a freekick which was hit by Vladimir Arósio. 10 minutes into the match, RICO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mourad Amirouche came free, but Enéas Koehler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sport Guild Atlantis's Válter Peixoto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Dantas in the 14th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, André Messias took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Enéas Koehler to make any attempt to save it. 27 minutes into the match, Mourad Amirouche had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Enéas Koehler. RICO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mourad Amirouche was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. André Messias struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Enéas Koehler didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sport Guild Atlantis. After 36 minutes, Rodrigo Tepedino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RICO FC and the Sport Guild Atlantis players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rodrigo Tepedino kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, RICO FC's goalkeeper Enéas Koehler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonel Gaspar. In the 37th minute, André Messias reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Enéas Koehler. The goal made the score 3-0. After having played for 42 minutes, Leonel Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sport Guild Atlantis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonel Gaspar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. André Messias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enéas Koehler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mourad Amirouche in the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th match minute, Sport Guild Atlantis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Savas Zavadskiy to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell André Messias to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, André Messias notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of RICO FC's Enéas Koehler. Enéas Koehler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mourad Amirouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute, Vladimir Arósio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Angelo Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Mats Byström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Enéas Koehler was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 74 minutes, André Messias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sport Guild Atlantis's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Messias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 80 minutes into the match, Mourad Amirouche had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Enéas Koehler. RICO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mourad Amirouche was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. 84 minutes into the game, Mourad Amirouche was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sport Guild Atlantis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RICO FC the free kick. Mourad Amirouche hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. André Messias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enéas Koehler having to interfere. If Mourad Amirouche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mourad Amirouche took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Enéas Koehler. Enéas Koehler dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sport Guild Atlantis fully deserved thier win.