League Play-Off

Estádio Balbina
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Válbson Zilles kicked off to start the match. A collision led to HARDCORE F.C. getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Róbson Paes hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Válbson Zilles in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silas Braga saved HARDCORE F.C. from getting behind. If Mané Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind HARDCORE F.C.'s goalkeeper Silas Braga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, HARDCORE F.C.'s Ricardinho Senna got a free kick in the 10th minute. Valdo Alves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardinho Senna in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anselmo Vinhas saved Balbina from getting behind. In the 19th minute of the match Cássio Paiva shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anselmo Vinhas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Anselmo Vinhas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho Senna in the 21st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Balbina's Mané Lucas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Silas Braga. That made the score 1-0 after 23 minutes of play. A collision led to HARDCORE F.C. getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Jean Proença hit a great ball. Mané Lucas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Silas Braga firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 39th minute, Mané Lucas made a precise shot to the right of Silas Braga. HARDCORE F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Silas Braga was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Válbson Zilles capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Válbson Zilles really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ricardinho Senna made the kick off in the second half. Bruno Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Silas Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th minute Ricardinho Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Vinhas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Válbson Zilles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind HARDCORE F.C.'s goalkeeper Silas Braga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Geovânio Hoffmann charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geovânio Hoffmann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th match minute, HARDCORE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovânio Hoffmann to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Mané Lucas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balbina's supporters rose to their feet, but Mané Lucas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silas Braga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Válbson Zilles struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Silas Braga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balbina. Silas Braga came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Balbina's Mané Lucas. But to his dismay, Mané Lucas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. When Bruno Recife fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balbina's protests and gave Bruno Recife a yellow card for diving instead. After 78 played minutes Balbina got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Recife. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Allan Varela during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of HARDCORE F.C. booed when Balbina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Varela didn't get a good kick on the ball. Allan Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Bruno Recife hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in HARDCORE F.C.'s zone, Mané Lucas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silas Braga came out of the goal and Mané Lucas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Ricardinho Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Mané Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silas Braga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mané Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the Balbina players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.