League Play-Off

Estádio Butecão
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Murilo Meirelles made the kick off and thus started the match. Rogério Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ademir Simões having to interfere. CR Cachaça da Gama's Vladimir Moreira got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Rogério Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in CR Cachaça da Gama's zone, Nilmar Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Allan Mandrak came out of the goal and Nilmar Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Murilo Meirelles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Allan Mandrak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Allan Mandrak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murilo Meirelles in the 15th minute of the match. Carlos Pirani charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Pirani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute, Carlos Pirani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murilo Meirelles in the 27th minute of play forced CR Cachaça da Gama's goalkeeper Allan Mandrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dadá Bastos fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Itapixe's protests and gave Dadá Bastos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 29th minute, Dadá Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 31st minute, when CR Cachaça da Gama's Carlos Pirani after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Ademir Simões in Itapixe's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar Maia in the 34th minute of play forced CR Cachaça da Gama's goalkeeper Allan Mandrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogério Abreu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Ademir Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Itapixe's goalkeeper Ademir Simões, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Allan Mandrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murilo Meirelles in the 47th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rogério Abreu to strike the kick off in the second half. If Nilmar Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Itapixe's Nilmar Maia got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nilmar Maia scored 0-1 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Allan Mandrak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ademir Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Moreira in the 68th minute of play. Ademir Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Abreu in the 69th minute of play. Ademir Simões didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geraldo Porto went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Virgílio Vasconcelos, 80 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. Allan Mandrak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Murilo Meirelles 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. Nilmar Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Allan Mandrak having to interfere. If Nilmar Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Itapixe were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing CR Cachaça da Gama to leave the ground with a draw.