League Play-Off

Estádio Corixo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Silas Nogueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Torres in the 7th minute of the match. Dorival Guedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evaristo Moraes having to interfere. Evaristo Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Nicolas Torres 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. Gilberto Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Nicolas Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Canario EC's goalkeeper Silas Nogueira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 18 played minutes Canario EC got a freekick which was hit by Geraldo Donato. Nicolas Torres recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erik Mota during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Erik Mota kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Marcus Gaúcho kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Maicon Bastos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Guilherme Valadares kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Maicon Bastos made a precise shot to the right of Silas Nogueira. Canario EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Mané Santana made the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the match, Erik Mota notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Canario EC's Silas Nogueira. Silas Nogueira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Canario EC's zone, Nicolas Torres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silas Nogueira came out of the goal and Nicolas Torres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maicon Bastos in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silas Nogueira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gilberto Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Canario EC's Gilberto Santos got a free kick in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Canario EC's goal looked a bit too open when Maicon Bastos came free, but Silas Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 minutes, Flavinho Esteves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the English FC and the Canario EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 70th match minute, English FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavinho Esteves to maneuver through the defense. Jailson Paes kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Silas Lopez, 73 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Dorival Guedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Silas Nogueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Torres in the 82nd minute of the match. Luiz Guilherme Valadares kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Canario EC's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Torres came free, but Silas Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Guilherme Valadares hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Maicon Bastos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silas Nogueira was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Mané Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. English FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.