League Play-Off

Estádio Olinda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Hernani Matorin made the kick off and thus started the match. After 13 minutes, Yuri Koehler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olinda and the FANFA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Olinda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuri Koehler to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 14 minutes, Tan Bakanay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FANFA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tan Bakanay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 16 minutes into the match, Olinda's Natã Carioca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Inácio Marinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 1-0 became the score in the 24th minute when José Carlos Maia elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When José Carlos Maia came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Olinda 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 José Carlos Maia couldn't finish the play. Inácio Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Carlos Maia in the 30th minute of the match. Tan Bakanay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, FANFA FC's Inácio Marinho got control of the ball when Natã Carioca tried to sneak it across the goal line. FANFA FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 46th minute, when Natã Carioca scored to the left of an out of position Inácio Marinho, making the score, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Carlos Maia was the one to do the kick off. Tan Bakanay's late challenge caught a Olinda's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tan Bakanay helped the player get up and apologised. After 55 played minutes FANFA FC got a freekick which was hit by Tan Bakanay. If Natã Carioca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 59 minutes, Natã Carioca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olinda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natã Carioca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Olinda's zone, Tan Bakanay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gualter Pombal came out of the goal and Tan Bakanay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 68thth minute of the game Natã Carioca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FANFA FC's Inácio Marinho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Natã Carioca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Inácio Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Inácio Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Carlos Maia in the 73rd minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, FANFA FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Carlos Maia came free, but Inácio Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 minutes of play Olinda's Yuri Koehler was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Natã Carioca scored 3-0 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Inácio Marinho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Carlos Maia in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Inácio Marinho saved FANFA FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natã Carioca in the 93rd minute of play forced FANFA FC's goalkeeper Inácio Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Natã Carioca 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. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Olinda were victorious despite being under pressure from FANFA FC for much of the match.