League Play-Off

XiPoKO AllianzParque
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mathias de Senna took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Suassurana SC booed when XiPoKO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adalberto de Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Oliveira came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by XiPoKO's Adalberto de Andrade. But to his dismay, Adalberto de Andrade quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Thanks to some nice moves Adalberto de Andrade could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Emanuel Oliveira however easily saved by the left post. 14 minutes into the match, Adalberto de Andrade had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuel Oliveira. Suassurana SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adalberto de Andrade was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Fernão Saldanha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Serginho Cabral went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When Moisés Souto came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the XiPoKO 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 Moisés Souto couldn't finish the play. Adalberto de Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Emanuel Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Mathias de Senna managed to get in a good position for a shot. XiPoKO's supporters rose to their feet, but Mathias de Senna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Oliveira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Oliveira came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by XiPoKO's Adalberto de Andrade. But to his dismay, Adalberto de Andrade quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Suassurana SC's goalkeeper Emanuel Oliveira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emanuel Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathias de Senna in the 48th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Serginho Cabral was the one to do the kick off. After 51 played minutes XiPoKO got a freekick which was hit by Mathias de Senna. Serginho Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Fernão Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mathias de Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Oliveira having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias de Senna in the 59th minute of play forced Suassurana SC's goalkeeper Emanuel Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mathias de Senna in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emanuel Oliveira saved Suassurana SC from getting behind. Suassurana SC's Emanuel Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathias de Senna in the 64th minute of play. Emanuel Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moisés Souto, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The supporters of XiPoKO booed when Suassurana SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eriberto Vinhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in XiPoKO's zone, Serginho Cabral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernão Saldanha came out of the goal and Serginho Cabral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Serginho Cabral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. XiPoKO's Mathias de Senna got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emanuel Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adalberto de Andrade in the 92nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Adalberto de Andrade sped through Suassurana SC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Emanuel Oliveira. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. XiPoKO had won after a very even match.