League Play-Off

Estádio Galheiro
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. Dinei Rezende started the match with the kick off. Jarbas Terra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelinho Koehler having to interfere. Dedé Ceresso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dinei Rezende's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nildo Sanches read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Dinei Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dudu Amaral struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Marcelinho Koehler didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galheiro. Nildo Sanches didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dinei Rezende went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Marcelinho Koehler was a little too slow when Dudu Amaral got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 1-2. Nildo Sanches showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dinei Rezende in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Jarbas Terra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dinei Rezende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Nildo Sanches tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dudu Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Arí Ferreira 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. In the 40thth minute of the game Dinei Rezende who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Galheiro's Nildo Sanches was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Dinei Rezende came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the BeloTaurus FC 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 Dinei Rezende couldn't finish the play. Paulo José Velasco's late challenge caught a Galheiro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo José Velasco helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to BeloTaurus FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Paulo José Velasco hit a great ball. After the first half BeloTaurus FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Galheiro's Nildo Sanches played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinei Rezende in the 52nd minute of play. Dinei Rezende struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Nildo Sanches didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BeloTaurus FC. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dinei Rezende in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nildo Sanches prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dinei Rezende received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nildo Sanches came out and tried to block the shot, but Dinei Rezende slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the game, Dinei Rezende lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Nildo Sanches. Nildo Sanches took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinei Rezende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Dinei Rezende kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nildo Sanches. That made the score 1-5 in the 66 minute of play. Nildo Sanches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinei Rezende in the 69th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Dinei Rezende 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. Natanael Maia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Galheiro's Jarbas Terra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcelinho Koehler narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arí Ferreira in the 84th minute of play forced Galheiro's goalkeeper Nildo Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 minutes, Kiko Fantini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galheiro and the BeloTaurus FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kiko Fantini kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinei Rezende in the 88th minute of play forced Galheiro's goalkeeper Nildo Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nildo Sanches took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinei Rezende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dinei Rezende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Nildo Sanches tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The BeloTaurus FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.