League Play-Off

Estádio Arizão
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rivaliza's Egídio Zilles 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. Edmundo Mesquita did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Charles Amorim 3 minutes into the match. Rivaliza's Charles Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Rivaliza from getting a goal against them. In the 10th minute Black Storm FC were awarded a corner. João Pedro Paulista went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Rivaliza's goalie and right to Luís Fabiano Secco. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Rivaliza's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Luís Fabiano Secco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charles Amorim having to interfere. When Black Storm FC's João Pedro Paulista in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rivaliza's goalie prevented a goal. Edmundo Mesquitas short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Charles Amorim to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. João Pedro Paulista might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Charles Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. João Pedro Paulista ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that João Pedro Paulista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Amorim was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 23rd minute João Pedro Paulista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Black Storm FC's Dráuzio Pereira got a free kick in the 24th minute. Sérgio Zanette recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Charles Amorim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Pedro Paulista's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. A hard shot 37 in the game by Edmundo Mesquita from a close distance when the talented Charles Amorim managed to make a qualified save. Rivaliza's players were relieved. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Edmundo Mesquita put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Charles Amorim. João Pedro Paulista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Charles Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo Mesquita to make the kick off. Charles Amorim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Mesquita's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. 5-0 became the score in the 55th minute when João Pedro Paulista elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If João Pedro Paulista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Pedro Paulista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charles Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Pedro Paulista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Mesquita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Amorim was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Rivaliza's Charles Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Pedro Paulista in the 75th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Rivaliza's Sérgio Zanette got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 82nd match minute, Rivaliza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sérgio Zanette to maneuver through the defense. If Luís Fabiano Secco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Mesquita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Amorim was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. If Edmundo Mesquita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 90 minutes, João Pedro Paulista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Black Storm FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Pedro Paulista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Charles Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Pedro Paulista, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. If João Pedro Paulista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the Black Storm FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.