League Play-Off

Estádio Tuneiras
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elias Recife kicked off to start the match. Armindo Cabral charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armindo Cabral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 9 minutes into the match, Tuneiras SS's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Sá came free, but Luizão Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juninho de Castro might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luiz Fabiano Branco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juninho de Castro ran back to his position shaking his head. Elias Recife blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luiz Fabiano Branco having to make a save. Juninho de Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th minute, Armindo Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Juninho de Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cauan Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Juninho de Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cauan Britto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Luizão Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Rui Faustino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luizão Moraes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cauan Britto in the 42nd minute of play. Elias Recife sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Juninho de Castro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luiz Fabiano Branco having to make a save. 45 minutes into the match, Elias Recife dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Luiz Fabiano Branco, 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gabriel Sá to strike the kick off in the second half. Luizão Moraes was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Gabriel Sá capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gabriel Sá really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Elias Recife might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luiz Fabiano Branco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elias Recife ran back to his position shaking his head. Juninho de Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luiz Fabiano Branco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Juninho de Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luizão Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Sá, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Custódio Salgado charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Custódio Salgado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dráuzio Medeiros during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th match minute, Tuneiras SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dráuzio Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. Cauan Britto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Luizão Moraes made a huge save. Elias Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Luiz Fabiano Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luizão Moraes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cauan Britto in the 91st minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.