League Play-Off

Estádio Cururupu
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luís Fabiano Pimenta started the match with the kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Luís Fabiano Pimenta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cururupu SC's Aílton Amorim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aílton Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Pimenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Rogério Zilless short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Celsinho Pereira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With his leg Celsinho Pereira managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Cururupu SC's Rogério Zilles fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With splendid footwork Sidney Oliveira arrived in front of goal to shoot 2-0 by the left pole in the game's 24th minute. Aílton Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fabiano Pimenta in the 33rd minute of the match. After 35 minutes of play, Ibirapuera's Luís Fabiano Pimenta made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aílton Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aílton Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Pimenta in the 40th minute of play. After 45 minutes, Horácio Moreno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ibirapuera and the Cururupu SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th minute, Horácio Moreno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sidney Oliveira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Lucas Ceresso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aílton Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eurico Loyola, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. When Manoel Vidal came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Ibirapuera 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 Manoel Vidal couldn't finish the play. Aílton Amorim made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Manoel Vidal sent off a good shot on target. Luís Fabiano Pimenta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aílton Amorim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Luís Fabiano Pimenta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aílton Amorim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Aílton Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Pimenta in the 63rd minute of play. Manoel Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cururupu SC's Rogério Zilles got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sidney Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Manoel Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 75 played minutes Cururupu SC got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Batista. Ibirapuera's Manoel Vidal got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Rogério Zilles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Celsinho Pereira was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Fabiano Pimenta during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sidney Oliveira struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Celsinho Pereira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cururupu SC. Sidney Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Celsinho Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ibirapuera getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Manoel Vidal hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Sidney Oliveira made a precise shot to the right of Celsinho Pereira. Ibirapuera's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cururupu SC had won after a very even match.