League Play-Off

Estádio Itapiruna
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After 5 played minutes Itapiruna got a freekick which was hit by Wilian Lopes. After recieving a nice pass, Flor AD's Wellington Arruda tried to score from far away in the 6th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Geraldo Dante's late challenge caught a Itapiruna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geraldo Dante helped the player get up and apologised. Geraldo Dante hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Flor AD's zone, Umberto Rossi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Arósio came out of the goal and Umberto Rossi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Umberto Rossi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 13th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 16th minute, Geraldo Dante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 19 minutes on the clock, Enrique Martins commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. When the match had been going on for 20 minutes, Itapiruna's Eugênio Mazza got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Roberto Arósio. 25 minutes into the match, Flor AD's goal looked a bit too open when Umberto Rossi came free, but Roberto Arósio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 28 in the game by Kléberson Meireles from a close distance when the talented Roberto Arósio managed to make a qualified save. Flor AD's players were relieved. Rodrigo Baptista charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodrigo Baptista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Flor AD fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 35th minute. Penalty! In the 36th minute there was a penalty for Itapiruna. Eugênio Mazza stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Roberto Arósio. 2-1. Roberto Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umberto Rossi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Umberto Rossi to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Itapiruna's zone, Zé Carlos Nunes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felippe do Nascimento came out of the goal and Zé Carlos Nunes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 52nd match minute, Itapiruna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilian Lopes to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 53 minutes, Zé Carlos Nunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Flor AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zé Carlos Nunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kléberson Meireles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roberto Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kléberson Meireles in the 59th minute of play. Jarbas Rossi charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jarbas Rossi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jarbas Rossi kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Kléberson Meireles got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Kléberson Meireles struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Roberto Arósio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Itapiruna. Flor AD's Roberto Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umberto Rossi in the 69th minute of play. Zé Carlos Nunes might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Felippe do Nascimento. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zé Carlos Nunes ran back to his position shaking his head. If Kléberson Meireles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umberto Rossi in the 78th minute of play forced Flor AD's goalkeeper Roberto Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kléberson Meireles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Roberto Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umberto Rossi in the 90th minute of play forced Flor AD's goalkeeper Roberto Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95thth minute of the game Umberto Rossi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flor AD's Roberto Arósio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kléberson Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Itapiruna were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Flor AD to leave the ground with a draw.