League Play-Off

Arena Galatica
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) PACHACÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE's Nico Vianna 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. In the 4th match minute, PACHACÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nico Vianna to maneuver through the defense. When Valdemar Paranaense fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PACHACÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE's protests and gave Valdemar Paranaense a yellow card for diving instead. Valdemar Paranaense kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Galaticos's Francisco Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvaldo Barbosa in the 8th minute of play. PACHACÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ciro de Queirós in the 10th minute. Francisco Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Paulista in the 25th minute of the match. Valdemar Paranaense kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Galaticos's Guga Almeida got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Edvaldo Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Francisco Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edvaldo Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Francisco Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Luís Paulo Linares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Fernando Martins stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kiko Maia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Fernando Martins in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Galaticos booed when PACHACÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdemar Paranaense didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Luís Paulo Linares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kiko Maia. PACHACÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Paulo Linares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Duda Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kiko Maia having to interfere. Enéas Maciel charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enéas Maciel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for PACHACÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE! After 79 played minutes PACHACÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Paulista. Luís Paulo Linares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kiko Maia having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Luís Paulo Linares got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 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. Galaticos fully deserved thier win.