League Play-Off

Estádio Quixaba
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. Cléber Cunha started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes, Gildo da Silva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lagedinha and the Quixaba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Percival Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Perez having to interfere. Percival Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th minute of the match, Percival Martins got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ezequiel Perez was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cauan Paulista in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ezequiel Perez saved Lagedinha from getting behind. Joaquim de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Laerte Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Rodriguinho Carioca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodriguinho Carioca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cléber Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Davi Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Perez having to interfere. Ezequiel Perez was a little too slow when Cauan Paulista got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 2-0. 43 minutes into the match, Quixaba's goal looked a bit too open when Cléber Cunha came free, but Rodriguinho Carioca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cauan Paulista who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Ezequiel Perez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cauan Paulista made a kick off. The supporters of Lagedinha booed when Quixaba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davi Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laerte Porto 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. In the 60thth minute of the game Cauan Paulista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lagedinha's Ezequiel Perez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rômulo Leal kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Cléber Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Percival Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th of the match, Cléber Cunha tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Rodriguinho Carioca got in the way and made a wonderful save. Ezequiel Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Percival Martins in the 77th minute of the match. Percival Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Perez having to interfere. Ezequiel Perez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. A collision led to Lagedinha getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Gildo da Silva hit a great ball. Gildo da Silva got his second yellow card in the match during the 90th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cauan Paulista in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ezequiel Perez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Cauan Paulista came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Quixaba fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cauan Paulista couldn't finish the play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Quixaba fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lagedinha had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.