League Play-Off

Estádio Acara
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Umberto Falcão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sílvio Luiz Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Umberto Falcão, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Sílvio Luiz Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel de Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Sílvio Luiz Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel de Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Umberto Falcão got free with Sílvio Luiz Melo in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 32 played minutes Tapuruquara got a freekick which was hit by Humberto Porto. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Joel de Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Acara's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel de Almeida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sílvio Luiz Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 36th minute, Joel de Almeida fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Sílvio Luiz Melo, passed just outside the right post. Sílvio Luiz Melo made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Umberto Falcão sent off a good shot on target. Joel de Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Sílvio Luiz Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Umberto Falcão came free with the goalkeeper in the 48th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sílvio Luiz Melo could save by the left post. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel de Almeida to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Umberto Falcão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Luiz Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 minutes, Joel de Almeida made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Tapuruquara's Sílvio Luiz Melo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Joel de Almeida might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sílvio Luiz Melo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joel de Almeida ran back to his position shaking his head. Joel de Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Luiz Melo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Antunes in the 69th minute of play forced Acara's goalkeeper Júlio de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Pedro Antunes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Júlio de Toledo, 1-2. Pedro Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Telmo de Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gerson Nunes during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th minute there was a penalty for Tapuruquara. Filipe Soares stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Júlio de Toledo. 1-3. 88 minutes into the match, Umberto Falcão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sílvio Luiz Melo. Tapuruquara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Umberto Falcão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. After having played for 92 minutes, Joel de Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Acara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel de Almeida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 94 minutes, Sandrinho de Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Acara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sandrinho de Andrade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Humberto Porto was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 95 minutes had been played. Sílvio Luiz Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel de Almeida in the 97th minute of play. Telmo de Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Tapuruquara walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.