League Play-Off

SF Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Doriva Rosa got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Sanriago EC booed when Special Force MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Doriva Rosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aníbal Mandrak was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Aníbal Mandrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betinho Breckenfeld, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Sérgio Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Toninho Meira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Toninho Meira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ademar Paraíba having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toninho Meira in the 18th minute of play forced Sanriago EC's goalkeeper Ademar Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Schmidt hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Special Force MZ's Aníbal Mandrak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doriva Rosa in the 24th minute of play. Sérgio Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 39th match minute, Sanriago EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dida Schmidt to maneuver through the defense. Special Force MZ's Aníbal Mandrak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betinho Breckenfeld in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toninho Meira to make the kick off. Betinho Breckenfeld sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sérgio Medeiros blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aníbal Mandrak having to make a save. Aníbal Mandrak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doriva Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After 66 minutes, Vânderson das Neves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Special Force MZ and the Sanriago EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. When the match had been going on for 68 minutes, Sanriago EC's Pedro Luiz de Medeiros got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Aníbal Mandrak. Betinho Breckenfeld could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Aníbal Mandrak made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toninho Meira in the 74th minute of play forced Sanriago EC's goalkeeper Ademar Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Betinho Breckenfeld recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 79 minutes, Betinho Breckenfeld managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sanriago EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Betinho Breckenfeld was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Alex Rosa fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Special Force MZ's protests and gave Alex Rosa a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Sanriago EC booed when Special Force MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dida Schmidt kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Toninho Meira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dida Schmidt during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 88 played minutes Sanriago EC got a freekick which was hit by Dida Schmidt. In the 90th minute, Vânderson das Neves sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sanriago EC's Ademar Paraíba didn't even have to move. Doriva Rosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aníbal Mandrak having to make a save. 96 minutes into the match, Special Force MZ's Toninho Meira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ademar Paraíba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Sanriago EC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.