League Play-Off

Estádio Jacuitinga
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Itaperuna's Felippe Soares 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. Sandrinho Guimarães hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Marcelo Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felippe de Medeiros hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Sandrinho Guimarães kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Jacuitinga's Elivélton Queirós broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rony de Sena got free with Perivaldo Gerber in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Perivaldo Gerber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Rony de Sena succeeded in the game's 28th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. If Geovani Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Olavo Teles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the match, Elivélton Queirós sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Perivaldo Gerber threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Elivélton Queirós this time. Jacuitinga's Rony de Sena got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcelo Moura stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Olavo Teles fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Itaperuna's protests and gave Olavo Teles a yellow card for diving instead. Olavo Teles kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Marcelo Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juvenal Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felippe Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Jacuitinga getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Adrianinho Teles hit a great ball. Felippe Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juvenal Simões having to interfere. When Elivélton Queirós fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jacuitinga's protests and gave Elivélton Queirós a yellow card for diving instead. Elivélton Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After 70 minutes of play, Itaperuna's Geovani Batista made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juvenal Simões was left in no man's land by his defense there! Geovani Batista struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Juvenal Simões didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Itaperuna. An unexpected shot in the 76th minute by Geovani Batista got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Perivaldo Gerber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rony de Sena in the 81st minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Jacuitinga's Marcelo Moura sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Perivaldo Gerber narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sandrinho Guimarães kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Rony de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Perivaldo Gerber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcelo Moura 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. Itaperuna's Perivaldo Gerber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Moura in the 94th minute of play. Marcelo Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Perivaldo Gerber having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Jacuitinga fans cheered their team off the field, for while Itaperuna had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.