League Play-Off

Taititu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bruno Linhares kicked off to start the match. Zé Roberto Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Soeiro in the 3rd minute of play. Aluísio Alves hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. João Vítor Madureira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Zé Roberto Cordeiro made a huge save. In the 6thth minute of the game Cido Novaes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cocelinho SC's Zé Roberto Cordeiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Cocelinho SC's goal looked a bit too open when Álvaro Soeiro came free, but Zé Roberto Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Taititu's Matheus de Senna dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. João Vítor Madureira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Zé Roberto Cordeiro made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cido Novaes in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Roberto Cordeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cocelinho SC's Clóvis de Souza got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cido Novaes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zé Roberto Cordeiro having to make a save. João Vítor Madureira's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Zé Roberto Cordeiro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. João Vítor Madureira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Zé Roberto Cordeiro made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Cido Novaes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taititu's supporters rose to their feet, but Cido Novaes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Roberto Cordeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 32 minutes, Cido Novaes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taititu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cido Novaes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th minute, João Vítor Madureira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Roberto Cordeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Zé Roberto Cordeiro came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Taititu's Cido Novaes. But to his dismay, Cido Novaes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Zé Roberto Cordeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Vítor Madureira in the 43rd minute. Matheus de Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Roberto Cordeiro having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cido Novaes to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dário de Almeida in the 52nd minute of play forced Cocelinho SC's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Linhares in the 54th minute of play forced Taititu's goalkeeper Gonçalo Tinoco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute Cido Novaes suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Celso Xavier fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cocelinho SC's protests and gave Celso Xavier a yellow card for diving instead. Taititu made a substitution. Ricardinho Baiano replaced Cido Novaes. A collision led to Cocelinho SC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Celso Xavier hit a great ball. In the 59th minute of the match Gilvan Dionísio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zé Roberto Cordeiro skillfully saved the ball. 61 minutes into the game, Taititu's Álvaro Soeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zé Roberto Cordeiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Gonçalo Tinoco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Clóvis de Souza in the 64th minute. The audience was convinced that Ricardinho Baiano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Roberto Cordeiro was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Clóvis de Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cocelinho SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Clóvis de Souza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gonçalo Tinoco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matheus de Senna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Zé Roberto Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardinho Baiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Roberto Cordeiro having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, Cocelinho SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano Rocha to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd match minute, Taititu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilvan Dionísio to maneuver through the defense. Clóvis de Souza who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Gonçalo Tinoco when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some careless play in the Cocelinho SC defense, Ricardinho Baiano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zé Roberto Cordeiro. The Cocelinho SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zé Roberto Cordeiro should have stopped the shot. When Taititu's Kléberson Martins in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cocelinho SC's goalie prevented a goal. Taititu's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.