League Play-Off

Quatipi
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Róbson Neto got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes, Rafael Guedes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Quatipi SC and the Claudio EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Quatipi SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Guedes to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Quatipi SC's Rafael Guedes got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute of the match Evandro Velloso shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cássio Bittencourt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 8th minute, Yuri Vale left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Claudio EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Yuri Vale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Zacarias da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Quatipi SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zacarias da Rocha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Custódio Reis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 18 played minutes Claudio EC got a freekick which was hit by Dráuzio do Valle. 20 minutes into the match, Quatipi SC's goal looked a bit too open when Dráuzio do Valle came free, but Cássio Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Dráuzio do Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the game, Evandro Velloso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Claudio EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Quatipi SC the free kick. In the 24th match minute, Claudio EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evandro Velloso to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Vale in the 27th minute of play forced Quatipi SC's goalkeeper Cássio Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, one of Quatipi SC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Quatipi SC. In the 29th minute there was a penalty for Claudio EC. Evandro Velloso stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cássio Bittencourt. 0-2. Cássio Bittencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After a rather tough play, Quatipi SC's Manuel Paulista got a free kick in the 35th minute. Dráuzio do Valle blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cássio Bittencourt having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Quatipi SC's zone, Yuri Vale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cássio Bittencourt came out of the goal and Yuri Vale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cássio Bittencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dráuzio do Valle in the 42nd minute of play. Dráuzio do Valle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cássio Bittencourt having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Rafael Guedes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 47 minutes, Róbson Neto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Quatipi SC and the Claudio EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráuzio do Valle in the 48th minute of play forced Quatipi SC's goalkeeper Cássio Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Dráuzio do Valle made the kick off in the second half. Custódio Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacarias da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Zacarias da Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Yuri Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 64 played minutes, Quatipi SC's Enéas Gaúcho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Custódio Reis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Quatipi SC reached it. After having played for 66 minutes, Dráuzio do Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Claudio EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dráuzio do Valle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dráuzio do Valle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Cássio Bittencourt made a huge save. Cássio Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dráuzio do Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Zacarias da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Quatipi SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zacarias da Rocha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Custódio Reis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. During the 90th minute of the match Manuel Paulista completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Manuel Paulista a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 91st minute, Manuel Paulista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yuri Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudio EC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.