League Play-Off

Descalvado
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Benedito Queirós started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Descalvado FC's zone, Benedito Queirós stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orlando Hoffmann came out of the goal and Benedito Queirós tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Germano Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th match minute, Descalvado FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doriva Bertassi to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Descalvado FC booed when Lagama FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fiori Tepedino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardo Simão was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Luan Guedes. Luiz Gustavo Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Simão having to interfere. Orlando Hoffmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bebeto Toledo in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Benedito Queirós made a precise shot to the right of Orlando Hoffmann. Descalvado FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 31 played minutes Lagama FC got a freekick which was hit by Anísio França. If Bebeto Toledo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donato Faria hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Descalvado FC's Germano Pinho came free and shot a quick shot against goal 39 minutes in the game, fortunately Ricardo Simão had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Elano Paranaense hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Germano Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Ricardo Simão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Luiz Gustavo Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute Luiz Gustavo Simões shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Simão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luiz Gustavo Simões to make the kick off. Waldemar Leme recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 56th minute Germano Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Simão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luiz Gustavo Simões received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ricardo Simão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Simão came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Descalvado FC's Germano Pinho. But to his dismay, Germano Pinho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Bebeto Toledo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Orlando Hoffmann made a huge save. When Bebeto Toledo came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Lagama 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 Bebeto Toledo couldn't finish the play. Doriva Bertassi charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Doriva Bertassi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st match minute, Descalvado FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doriva Bertassi to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Lagama FC's Bebeto Toledo got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Germano Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Simão having to interfere. After some careless play in the Lagama FC defense, Luiz Gustavo Simões kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Simão. The Lagama FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Simão should have stopped the shot. Germano Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Ricardo Simão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Lagama FC's goal looked a bit too open when Germano Pinho came free, but Ricardo Simão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Germano Pinho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricardo Simão was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Descalvado FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.