League Play-Off

Pajou
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sílvio Luís Cordeiro got the match started through his kick off. Gualter Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Nico Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nico Carneiro came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Galao's Nildo Hermes. But to his dismay, Nildo Hermes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 9 minutes into the game, Galao's Gualter Rosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nico Carneiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Pajou FC's zone, Nildo Hermes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nico Carneiro came out of the goal and Nildo Hermes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Nildo Hermes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nico Carneiro was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luís Cordeiro in the 21st minute of play forced Galao's goalkeeper Alexandre Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 played minutes Pajou FC got a freekick which was hit by Fellipe Bastos. If Vladimir Penha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nildo Hermes in the 28th minute of play forced Pajou FC's goalkeeper Nico Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34thth minute of the game Sílvio Luís Cordeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Galao's Alexandre Moreno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fellipe Bastos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 37thth minute tested the skills of Alexandre Moreno when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Alexandre Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Luís Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the game, Galao's Nildo Hermes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nico Carneiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nildo Hermes was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luís Cordeiro in the 53rd minute of play forced Galao's goalkeeper Alexandre Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fellipe Bastos, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Alexandre Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fellipe Bastos in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fellipe Bastos in the 60th minute of play forced Galao's goalkeeper Alexandre Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sílvio Luís Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th match minute, Galao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luiz Fernandez to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute, Gualter Rosa 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. Ediberto Sampaio hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. If Gualter Rosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Pajou FC's zone, Gualter Rosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nico Carneiro came out of the goal and Gualter Rosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 77 minutes into the match, Pajou FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nildo Hermes came free, but Nico Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Gualter Rosa 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. Raphael Gaspar charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raphael Gaspar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Raphael Gaspar hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute, Raphael Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandre Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Cordeiro in the 87th minute of the match. Sílvio Luís Cordeiro scored 1-3 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexandre Moreno, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Galao players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.