League Play-Off

Tacaimbo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcelinho Casagrande got the match started through his kick off. Léo Barreto 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. Hamílton Tróia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Berti Mandias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hamílton Tróia in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Berti Mandias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Deutschland FC's Berti Mandias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Deutschland FC from getting a goal against them. In the 19th minute, Léo Barreto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deutschland FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 25thth minute of the game Marcelinho Casagrande who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tacaimbo's Zé Paulo Negri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tor-Arne Bach's late challenge caught a Tacaimbo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tor-Arne Bach helped the player get up and apologised. When Aníbal da Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tacaimbo's protests and gave Aníbal da Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. Marcelinho Casagrande scored 0-3 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zé Paulo Negri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 42 played minutes Tacaimbo got a freekick which was hit by Doni Perez. In the 43rd minute of the match João Leite sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zé Paulo Negri skillfully saved the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Tacaimbo's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelinho Casagrande came free, but Zé Paulo Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Tiago Gabriel Prestes made the kick off in the second half. Zé Paulo Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léo Barreto in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55thth minute of the game Marcelinho Casagrande who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tacaimbo's Zé Paulo Negri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aníbal da Fonseca hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute of the match João Leite shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zé Paulo Negri showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Oswaldo Soares notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Tacaimbo's Zé Paulo Negri. Zé Paulo Negri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 70 minutes into the match, Deutschland FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Gabriel Prestes came free, but Berti Mandias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Tacaimbo's goalkeeper Zé Paulo Negri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tacaimbo's Zé Paulo Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léo Barreto in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute Hamílton Tróia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Berti Mandias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hamílton Tróia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Berti Mandias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Prestes, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Léo Barreto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Paulo Negri having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Hamílton Tróia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tacaimbo's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamílton Tróia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Berti Mandias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th match minute, Tacaimbo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guilherme Simões to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Júlio Trigo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Berti Mandias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamílton Tróia in the 93rd minute of play. The Deutschland FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Deutschland FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.