League Play-Off

Estádio Piquizeiro
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reginaldo Mesquita got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Piquizeiro's Walmir Carvalho got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Piquizeiro fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! Rafa de Alcântara shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Reginaldo Mesquita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Piquizeiro's supporters rose to their feet, but Reginaldo Mesquita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aloísio Veloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Clóvis Mumbach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloísio Veloso having to interfere. Evandro Gonçalves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Rui Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evandro Gonçalves in the 22nd minute of play forced Piquizeiro's goalkeeper Rui Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rdth minute of the game Raúl Romero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Piquizeiro's Rui Souza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Evandro Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th match minute, Ipe EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramiro Cunha to maneuver through the defense. Rui Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramiro Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evandro Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Raúl Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute, Raúl Romero made a precise shot to the right of Rui Souza. Piquizeiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After the first half Ipe EC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Evandro Gonçalves made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Donato Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dráusio Penha missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 54 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Aloísio Veloso right hand side. With his leg Rui Souza managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Ipe EC's Raúl Romero fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Raúl Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evandro Gonçalves in the 66th minute of play forced Piquizeiro's goalkeeper Rui Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Jardel do Valle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piquizeiro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ipe EC the free kick. After 70 played minutes Piquizeiro got a freekick which was hit by Jardel do Valle. In the 71st minute, Raúl Romero made a precise shot to the right of Rui Souza. Piquizeiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Evandro Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Souza having to interfere. In the 85thth minute of the game Reginaldo Mesquita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ipe EC's Aloísio Veloso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Ramiro Cunha fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ipe EC's protests and gave Ramiro Cunha a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th match minute, Ipe EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramiro Cunha to maneuver through the defense. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ipe EC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dráusio Penha was slow to take the kick. During this time Piquizeiro's players had a chance to rest. Jardel do Valle made a great header on Piquizeiro's corner, it was just that Ipe EC's Aloísio Veloso managed to reach the ball for a save. After 90 played minutes Piquizeiro got a freekick which was hit by Clóvis Mumbach. Reginaldo Mesquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloísio Veloso having to interfere. Reginaldo Mesquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloísio Veloso having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ipe EC's Cristóvão França got a free kick in the 97th minute. Piquizeiro's Clóvis Mumbach got a good chance for a goal in the 99th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ipe EC played a much better game than Piquizeiro and deserved their victory. The Piquizeiro players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.