League Play-Off

XiPoKO AllianzParque
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Danilo Loureiro kicked off to start the match. XiPoKO's Fernão Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danilo Loureiro in the 3rd minute of play. Fernão Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcel Arruda's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. If Danilo Loureiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the match, Marcel Arruda notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of XiPoKO's Fernão Saldanha. Fernão Saldanha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, XiPoKO's Luís Fábio Breckenfeld got a free kick in the 10th minute. After 12 played minutes FEITICEIRO 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Frederico Fernandez. Danilo Loureiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernão Saldanha having to interfere. When Danilo Loureiro came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the FEITICEIRO 4EVER 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 Danilo Loureiro couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind FEITICEIRO 4EVER's goalkeeper Rodrigo da Costa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fernão Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danilo Loureiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adalberto de Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Rodrigo da Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FEITICEIRO 4EVER's Danilo Loureiro got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcel Arruda might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernão Saldanha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcel Arruda ran back to his position shaking his head. 43 minutes into the match, XiPoKO's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Arruda came free, but Fernão Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mathias de Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reynaldo Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Rodrigo da Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathias de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mathias de Senna was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in XiPoKO's zone, Danilo Loureiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernão Saldanha came out of the goal and Danilo Loureiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 55th minute Mathias de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcel Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adalberto de Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo da Costa having to interfere. If Adalberto de Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fernão Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danilo Loureiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Mathias de Senna 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. In the 81st match minute, FEITICEIRO 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reynaldo Correia to maneuver through the defense. Adalberto de Andrade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Danilo Loureiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernão Saldanha having to interfere. Fernão Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcel Arruda in the 93rd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the FEITICEIRO 4EVER players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for XiPoKO.