League Play-Off

Estádio Sebastiao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Romário Fantini started the match with the kick off. Romário Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 6 played minutes Foco FC got a freekick which was hit by Marco da Fonseca. In the 10th minute, Denílson Moreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armando Maranhense was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. César Massa's late challenge caught a Juye's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. César Massa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute Romário Fantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvinho Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolas Diniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Armando Maranhense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Moreira in the 37th minute of play forced Foco FC's goalkeeper Armando Maranhense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Foco FC's Ediberto Seco got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 51st minute César Massa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvinho Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silvinho Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romário Fantini in the 53rd minute of the match. Donatello Fernandez hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Ediberto Seco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvinho Recife having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Romário Fantini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvinho Recife was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Denílson Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Maranhense having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Romário Fantini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvinho Recife was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Geovani Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Silvinho Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romário Fantini in the 69th minute of play. Geovani Soares's late challenge caught a Foco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geovani Soares helped the player get up and apologised. Silvinho Recife stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romário Fantini's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. After 75 minutes of play, Foco FC's Ediberto Seco made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvinho Recife was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute, David Soeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romário Fantini in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvinho Recife saved Juye from getting behind. After 87 played minutes Juye got a freekick which was hit by Geovani Soares. Juye's Silvinho Recife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ediberto Seco in the 90th minute of play. Silvinho Recife didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ediberto Seco went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Foco FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.