League Play-Off

Paulistana
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. João Paulo Paes started the match with the kick off. Luís Fernando Loyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Luís Fernando Loyola put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Zeca Magalhães. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Fernando Loyola in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zeca Magalhães prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zeca Magalhães stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Fernando Loyola's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. When LA FUERZA's Luís Fernando Loyola in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paulistana FC's goalie prevented a goal. Gláuber Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Paulo Paes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zeca Magalhães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte Ramalho in the 25th minute of play. Luís Fernando Loyola took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zeca Magalhães. Zeca Magalhães dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Zeca Magalhães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fernando Loyola, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After 46 played minutes Paulistana FC got a freekick which was hit by Yan Abraão. When Miguel Azevedo came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the LA FUERZA 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 Miguel Azevedo couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Fernando Loyola stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zeca Magalhães made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Fernando Loyola in the 52nd minute. If Luís Fernando Loyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Yan Abraão fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paulistana FC's protests and gave Yan Abraão a yellow card for diving instead. Paulistana FC's Zeca Magalhães proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Paulistana FC from getting a goal against them. Luís Fernando Loyola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeca Magalhães having to interfere. Paulistana FC's Zeca Magalhães proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Paulistana FC from getting a goal against them. After 68 played minutes LA FUERZA got a freekick which was hit by Flávio Nogueira. The crowd rose to their feet as Luís Fernando Loyola kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zeca Magalhães. That made the score 0-3 in the 71 minute of play. Luís Fernando Loyola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeca Magalhães having to interfere. Zeca Magalhães made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Fernando Loyola in the 77th minute. Paulistana FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Luís Fernando Loyola scored to the left of an out of position Zeca Magalhães, making the score, 0-4. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Luís Fernando Loyola sped through Paulistana FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zeca Magalhães. LA FUERZA's Luís Fernando Loyola came free and shot a quick shot against goal 85 minutes in the game, fortunately Zeca Magalhães had problems saving as it came toward the left post. When LA FUERZA's Luís Fernando Loyola in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paulistana FC's goalie prevented a goal. LA FUERZA's Angelo Coelho got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Paulistana FC's Zeca Magalhães got control of the ball when Luís Fernando Loyola tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 95th minute, Igor Cordeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. LA FUERZA played a much better game than Paulistana FC and deserved their victory. The Paulistana FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.