League Play-Off

Estádio Pirabeiraba
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pirabeiraba's Renato Couto 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. In the 3rd minute, João Paulo Ferreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juninho Correia was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. A collision led to Pirabeiraba getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Eugênio Baiano hit a great ball. Hernani Severo didn't quite understand what happened when in the 9 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, João Paulo Ferreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pirabeiraba's supporters rose to their feet, but João Paulo Ferreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juninho Correia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Renato Couto took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Juninho Correia to make any attempt to save it. Cláudio Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Souza in the 24th minute of the match. Cláudio Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noel de Sena in the 25th minute of the match. If João Paulo Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th match minute, Iaunari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlinhos Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Cláudio Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Cláudio Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juninho Correia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renato Couto in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Pirabeiraba's João Paulo Ferreira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juninho Correia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Paulo Ferreira got free with Juninho Correia in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Edmílson Urbano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ricardo Souza made a kick off. Alberto Furtado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 54th minute, João Paulo Ferreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juninho Correia was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Juninho Correia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Paulo Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that João Paulo Ferreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juninho Correia was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. 65 minutes into the match, Pirabeiraba's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Souza came free, but Cláudio Gaspar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Pirabeiraba's goalkeeper Cláudio Gaspar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noel de Sena. Ricardo Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juninho Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renato Couto in the 80th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Renato Couto notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Iaunari's Juninho Correia. Juninho Correia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute, Edmílson Urbano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pirabeiraba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Renato Couto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Juninho Correia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Pirabeiraba had played much better football throughout.