League Play-Off

Fantasy Arena
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. Gustavo Porto started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilmar Guerra in the 3rd minute of play forced Fantasy FC's goalkeeper Túlio Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Gustavo Porto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fausto Novaes. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Magno da Mata charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Magno da Mata the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 11th minute, Magno da Mata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Túlio Sarmento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Almir da Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Gilmar Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd match minute, Fantasy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kléberson Araújo to maneuver through the defense. Túlio Sarmento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Almir da Costa in the 24th minute of play. Reinaldo Pernambucano kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Fantasy FC's Túlio Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezequiel do Valle in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilmar Guerra in the 33rd minute of play forced Fantasy FC's goalkeeper Túlio Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35thth minute of the game Ezequiel do Valle who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fantasy FC's Túlio Sarmento was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Almir da Costa in the 36th minute of play forced Fantasy FC's goalkeeper Túlio Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diamantino Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Fausto Novaes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diamantino Arantes might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fausto Novaes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Diamantino Arantes ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Almir da Costa made the kick off in the second half. Gustavo Porto kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, Fantasy FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Brodel came free, but Túlio Sarmento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Fantasy FC booed when Gabriel FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléber Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diamantino Arantes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fantasy FC's Túlio Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almir da Costa in the 74th minute of play. Túlio Sarmento made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Ezequiel do Valle sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ezequiel do Valle got free with Túlio Sarmento in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Almir da Costa took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Túlio Sarmento to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, Fantasy FC's Túlio Sarmento got control of the ball when Ezequiel do Valle tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fantasy FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Gabriel FC had controlled the match.