League Play-Off

Estádio Pirianito
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Fortaleza's Luís Guilherme Messias 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. A collision led to Pirianito getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Dedê Paraibano hit a great ball. After 4 played minutes, Fortaleza's Cesinha Santos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mané Ribeiro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fortaleza reached it. After a rather tough play, Fortaleza's Chicão Fontes got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Dedê Paraibano sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Fortaleza's Thiago Massa didn't even have to move. In the 9th minute of the match, William Lucas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Thiago Massa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 12th minute, one of Pirianito:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pirianito. In the 15th minute there was a penalty for Fortaleza. Cesinha Santos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mané Ribeiro. 0-1. Eduardo Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Guilherme Messias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eduardo Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the game, Gabriel de Godoy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pirianito's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fortaleza the free kick. In the 39th minute, Gabriel de Godoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute, Giovani Lira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Genílson Zonta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Genílson Zonta was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Fortaleza's Dida Brito got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After having played for 61 minutes, Genílson Zonta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pirianito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Genílson Zonta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bernardinho Brodel 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. Thiago Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genílson Zonta in the 67th minute of the match. Bernardinho Arósio hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Cesinha Santos, 70 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Mané Ribeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eduardo Cardoso in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Pirianito's Evaristo Sarmento got a free kick in the 80th minute. Mané Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Guilherme Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Genílson Zonta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Massa having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Pirianito's zone, Eduardo Cardoso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mané Ribeiro came out of the goal and Eduardo Cardoso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eduardo Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Mané Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.