League Play-Off

Estádio Paranapoema
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Alvinandia's Giovanni Pinho 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. Moisés Vasconcelos hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After having played for 6 minutes, Moisés Vasconcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galáctico FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moisés Vasconcelos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ari Fingkreuw showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovanni Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Ari Fingkreuw made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Pinho in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th match minute, Alvinandia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Túlio Hames to maneuver through the defense. When Valdir Santos came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Galáctico FC 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 Valdir Santos couldn't finish the play. 19 minutes into the match, Galáctico FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giovanni Pinho came free, but Ari Fingkreuw reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Galáctico FC's Ari Fingkreuw played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovanni Pinho in the 21st minute of play. Valdir Santos succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 26th playminute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valdir Santos in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juarês Queiroz saved Alvinandia from getting behind. Ari Fingkreuw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovanni Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdir Santos did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Juarês Queiroz 40 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the game, Giovanni Pinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alvinandia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galáctico FC the free kick. After 43 played minutes Alvinandia got a freekick which was hit by Giovanni Pinho. Valdir Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juarês Queiroz having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valdir Santos to make the kick off. Valdir Santos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juarês Queiroz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Moisés Vasconcelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Juarês Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zé Roberto Duarte kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Valdir Santos struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Juarês Queiroz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galáctico FC. If Valdir Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 63 minutes, Moisés Vasconcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galáctico FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moisés Vasconcelos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 66th minute Giovanni Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ari Fingkreuw saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valdir Santos in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juarês Queiroz saved Alvinandia from getting behind. In the 82nd minute, Diogo Vander made a precise shot to the right of Ari Fingkreuw. Galáctico FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Valdir Santos scored 3-1 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juarês Queiroz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Juarês Queiroz came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Galáctico FC's Valdir Santos. But to his dismay, Valdir Santos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Alvinandia's Juarês Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdir Santos in the 97th minute of play. There was no doubt that Galáctico FC were the better team. Galáctico FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.