League Play-Off

Estádio Amparo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Renan Prestes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eriberto Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renan Prestes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Apiaca AD's Vicente Oliveira got a free kick in the 4th minute. Leandro Pombal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeu Silva having to interfere. João Carlos Pontes's late challenge caught a Apiaca AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Carlos Pontes helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th match minute, Amparo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Carlos Pontes to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Eriberto Freire managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Amparo's Isaltino Diniz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Eriberto Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renan Prestes in the 21st minute of play. Tadeu Luz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeu Silva having to interfere. Romeu Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Pombal in the 29th minute of the match. When Apiaca AD's Leandro Pombal in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Amparo's goalie prevented a goal. A hard shot by Luiz Gustavo Barreto from long distance, 34 minutes into the match, got Eriberto Freire's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Nilson Senna hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute of the match Betinho de Sena sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Romeu Silva skillfully saved the ball. Renan Prestes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leandro Pombal to make the kick off. Apiaca AD's Eriberto Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renan Prestes in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Renan Prestes notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Apiaca AD's Eriberto Freire. Eriberto Freire was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Leandro Pombal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeu Silva was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Amparo's Romeu Silva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Amparo from getting a goal against them. Renan Prestes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Renan Prestes in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eriberto Freire prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eriberto Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaltino Diniz in the 75th minute of play. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Apiaca AD's goalkeeper Eriberto Freire, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 80th minute Renan Prestes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Apiaca AD's Eriberto Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaltino Diniz in the 80th minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Renan Prestes notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Apiaca AD's Eriberto Freire. Eriberto Freire was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 89th match minute, Amparo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guilherme Secco to maneuver through the defense. Leandro Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Romeu Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Amparo's Romeu Silva got control of the ball when Tadeu Luz tried to sneak it across the goal line.