League Play-Off

Gentio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anderson Mendes got the match started through his kick off. Piratas.FC's Vladimir Viana got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Anderson Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. José Pedro Maciel was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Wilson Pereira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wilson Pereira really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, João Pedro Tavares notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Piratas.FC's José Pedro Maciel. José Pedro Maciel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 18 minutes into the game, João Pedro Tavares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. José Pedro Maciel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vladimir Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nelson Magalhães having to interfere. Nelson Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anderson Mendes in the 24th minute of the match. Didi Camargo charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Didi Camargo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Reboco Futebol Arte booed when Piratas.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauro Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Wilson Pereira kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving José Pedro Maciel. That made the score 4-0 in the 33 minute of play. In the 37th minute, Didi Camargo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wilson Pereira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Percival Duarte fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Piratas.FC's protests and gave Percival Duarte a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Piratas.FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Percival Duarte hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilson Pereira in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Pedro Maciel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 61 minutes into the match, Piratas.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wilson Pereira came free, but José Pedro Maciel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anderson Mendes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edinho Hoffmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Nelson Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Anderson Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Piratas.FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Anderson Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nelson Magalhães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. José Pedro Maciel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Pereira in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Piratas.FC's goalkeeper José Pedro Maciel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mauro Costa during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mauro Costa hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After 83 minutes of play, Reboco Futebol Arte's João Pedro Tavares made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Pedro Maciel was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Wilson Pereira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reboco Futebol Arte's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilson Pereira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Pedro Maciel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, João Pedro Tavares made a precise shot to the right of José Pedro Maciel. Piratas.FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. 93 minutes into the match, Piratas.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wilson Pereira came free, but José Pedro Maciel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by Piratas.FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hudson Guerra was slow to take the kick. During this time Reboco Futebol Arte's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Hudson Guerra got away a dangerous shot. Despite this José Pedro Maciel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Piratas.FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.