League Play-Off

Estádio Tapuirama fc
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gallinhos SC's Rony Alves started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Inácio de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armandinho Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Nico Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rony Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Inácio de Queirós managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Tapuirama fc's Marcelo Tepedino fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Adrianinho de Andrade charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrianinho de Andrade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Adrianinho de Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Tapuirama fc's zone, Nico Ferreira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerson Araújo came out of the goal and Nico Ferreira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 25 played minutes Armandinho Mendes rounded Gallinhos SC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Armandinho Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inácio de Queirós having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Marcelo Tepedino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Marcelo Tepedino's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Inácio de Queirós skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gerson Araújo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rony Alves in the 38th minute of play. Alan Vergílio hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caco Ortiz during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Caco Ortiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Gallinhos SC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Fiori Ferraz hit a great ball. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gallinhos SC's goalkeeper Inácio de Queirós, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armandinho Mendes to make the kick off. Nico Ferreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerson Araújo having to interfere. Nico Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Gerson Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Marcelo Tepedino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tapuirama fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Marcelo Tepedino might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Inácio de Queirós. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcelo Tepedino ran back to his position shaking his head. Gallinhos SC's Rony Alves got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 77 played minutes Tapuirama fc got a freekick which was hit by Natã Brito. When Nico Ferreira came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Gallinhos SC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nico Ferreira couldn't finish the play. With his leg Gerson Araújo managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Gallinhos SC's Nico Ferreira fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Inácio de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armandinho Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inácio de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Tepedino in the 84th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nico Ferreira got free with Gerson Araújo in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zé Augusto Motta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Tapuirama fc support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.