League Play-Off

Estádio Muriu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luciano Mesquita started the match with the kick off. Edu Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo Ferreira in the 4th minute of the match. Edu Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Paulo Ferreira in the 5th minute of play. Luciano Mesquita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Cláudio Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Pirabeiraba's goalkeeper Cláudio Gaspar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romário Moreira. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustavo Recife got free with Cláudio Gaspar in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 14 minutes, Luciano Mesquita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Muriu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luciano Mesquita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 17 minutes into the match, Pirabeiraba's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Mesquita came free, but Cláudio Gaspar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romário Moreira in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cláudio Gaspar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Luciano Mesquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cláudio Gaspar having to interfere. In the 26th minute Luciano Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Gaspar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Romário Moreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Renato Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Paulo Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Edu Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Renato Couto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 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 wind increased when Renato Couto made the kick off in the second half. Edmílson Urbano charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmílson Urbano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edmílson Urbano kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute of the match Carlos Alberto Passos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cláudio Gaspar skillfully saved the ball. Romário Moreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Cláudio Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When João Paulo Ferreira fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pirabeiraba's protests and gave João Paulo Ferreira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 64th match minute, Pirabeiraba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Paulo Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the game, João Paulo Ferreira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Edu Medeiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Edu Medeiros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Paulo Ferreira went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Moreira in the 78th minute of play forced Pirabeiraba's goalkeeper Cláudio Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pirabeiraba's Luisão Sena couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Muriu. João Paulo Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Muriu's goalkeeper Edu Medeiros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Romeu Novaes 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. The Muriu supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pirabeiraba's performance. The match ended with a win for Pirabeiraba.