League Play-Off

Estádio Cravaio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Cravaio's Nelson Sampaio 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. Davi Tande took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fernando Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Agostinho Tande in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Davi Tande prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Agostinho Tande had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Antônio Carlos Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Davi Tande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Carlos Barbosa in the 20th minute of the match. Augusto de Toledo charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Augusto de Toledo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 25 minutes into the match, Cravaio's goal looked a bit too open when Antônio Carlos Barbosa came free, but Davi Tande reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Elano Mesquita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cravaio's Davi Tande did a great save. Ipubi's Gilberto Goiano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Ipubi from getting a goal against them. In the 28th match minute, Ipubi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorian Goiano to maneuver through the defense. Gilberto Goiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Sampaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the match, Ipubi's goalkeeper Gilberto Goiano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gildo Rezende. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Sampaio in the 40th minute of play forced Ipubi's goalkeeper Gilberto Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Ipubi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldão Quirino to maneuver through the defense. If Nelson Sampaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Agostinho Tande to make the kick off. Gildo Rezende's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gilberto Goiano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. In the 59th match minute, Ipubi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agostinho Tande to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Ipubi's goal looked a bit too open when Gildo Rezende came free, but Gilberto Goiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ipubi's Gilberto Goiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelson Sampaio in the 62nd minute of play. If Antônio Carlos Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antônio Carlos Barbosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Davi Tande made a huge save. Davi Tande didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Ipubi's Agostinho Tande shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. A collision led to Cravaio getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Joaquim de Sena hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Elano Mesquita fired a really elegant long shot, but Davi Tande threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. 81 minutes into the match, Cravaio's goalkeeper Davi Tande had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antônio Carlos Barbosa. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Nelson Sampaio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cravaio's supporters rose to their feet, but Nelson Sampaio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilberto Goiano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gildo Rezende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto Goiano having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Sampaio in the 94th minute of play forced Ipubi's goalkeeper Gilberto Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ipubi walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.