League Play-Off

Arena Schopf
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Natanael Corrêa got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Santana's zone, Wiliam Cunha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gualter Silveira came out of the goal and Wiliam Cunha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute, Natanael Corrêa made a precise shot to the right of Zé Pedro Leal. Fußball-Club Schopf's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Inácio Sarmento hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the game, Simão Valladares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fußball-Club Schopf's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santana the free kick. Simão Valladares hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Natanael Corrêa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th 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 14 minutes, Evandro Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evandro Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 17 minutes of play, Santana's Natanael Corrêa made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Pedro Leal was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Fußball-Club Schopf's Luisinho Netto got a free kick in the 26th minute. Wiliam Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Pedro Leal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evandro Fernandez in the 36th minute of play. Wiliam Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualter Silveira having to interfere. 45 minutes into the game, Benedito Lopes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Zé Pedro Leal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Fußball-Club Schopf's zone, Natanael Corrêa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Pedro Leal came out of the goal and Natanael Corrêa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half Santana were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Wiliam Cunha made the kick off in the second half. Luís Mumbach lost his temper 53 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 53 minutes into the game, one of Fußball-Club Schopf:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Santana a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Edgard Toscano, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Fußball-Club Schopf's Zé Pedro Leal. 0-4. Natanael Corrêa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 played minutes Fußball-Club Schopf got a freekick which was hit by Simão Valladares. Zé Pedro Leal was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Natanael Corrêa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Natanael Corrêa really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Fußball-Club Schopf's Zé Pedro Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natanael Corrêa in the 76th minute of play. Fußball-Club Schopf's Zé Pedro Leal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Fußball-Club Schopf from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice moves Evandro Fernandez could shoot a difficult shot in the 81st minute, which Zé Pedro Leal however easily saved by the left post. In the 84th match minute, Fußball-Club Schopf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Paraense to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Fußball-Club Schopf booed when Santana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inácio Sarmento didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zé Pedro Leal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natanael Corrêa in the 96th minute of the match. Santana's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.