League Play-Off

Estádio Arisuel
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adrianinho Pirani kicked off to start the match. Josué Monteiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurinho Damião having to interfere. If Rafinha Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vivaldo Secco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrianinho Pirani in the 12th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Arisuel EC's zone, Rafinha Cordeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vivaldo Secco came out of the goal and Rafinha Cordeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Adrianinho Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafinha Cordeiro in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vivaldo Secco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho Pirani in the 20th minute of play forced Arisuel EC's goalkeeper Vivaldo Secco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Paulo Neiva might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maurinho Damião. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luís Paulo Neiva ran back to his position shaking his head. Josué Monteiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurinho Damião having to interfere. Durvalino Aguiar kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 36th minute Adrianinho Pirani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vivaldo Secco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 38 minutes of play, Ancari's Adrianinho Pirani made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vivaldo Secco was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Ancari's Luiz Urbano got a free kick in the 41st minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Paulo Neiva to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Adrianinho Pirani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ancari's supporters rose to their feet, but Adrianinho Pirani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vivaldo Secco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Josué Monteiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Maurinho Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Luís Paulo Neiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ancari's Maurinho Damião played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josué Monteiro in the 58th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrianinho Pirani during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 64 played minutes Ancari got a freekick which was hit by Adrianinho Pirani. In the 67th minute, Vágner dos Santos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ancari fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Tony Rezende kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After 76 played minutes Ancari got a freekick which was hit by Vágner dos Santos. Jonathan Xavier was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 77th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Maurinho Damião showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josué Monteiro in the 79th minute of the match. When Wilian Velloso fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arisuel EC's protests and gave Wilian Velloso a yellow card for diving instead. In the 82nd match minute, Arisuel EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilian Velloso to maneuver through the defense. Ancari's Adrianinho Pirani got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Adrianinho Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 91 minutes in the game, Rafinha Cordeiro fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Vivaldo Secco having to interfere. Rafinha Cordeiro struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Vivaldo Secco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ancari. After 94 played minutes Arisuel EC got a freekick which was hit by Wilian Velloso. Ancari's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.