League Play-Off

Estádio Imburi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Reducao getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Henrique Vale hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dida Cavalcante in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rony Pires saved Imburi from getting behind. Dida Cavalcante might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rony Pires. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dida Cavalcante ran back to his position shaking his head. 10 minutes into the match, Henrique Vale had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rony Pires. Imburi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henrique Vale was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Henrique Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rony Pires having to interfere. Rony Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dida Cavalcante in the 24th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Cristiano Pereira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Imburi's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Pereira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Fabiano Pires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 28th minute Paulo Renato Furtado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dida Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Rony Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dida Cavalcante 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. Cristiano Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Imburi defense, Henrique Vale kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rony Pires. The Imburi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rony Pires should have stopped the shot. Henrique Vale might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rony Pires. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henrique Vale ran back to his position shaking his head. Dida Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Rony Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dida Cavalcante to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Reducao defense, Paulo Renato Furtado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luiz Fabiano Pires. The Reducao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luiz Fabiano Pires should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Renato Furtado in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luiz Fabiano Pires saved Reducao from getting behind. Luiz Fabiano Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 69 minutes, Belmiro Guimarães mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Reducao and the Imburi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Belmiro Guimarães kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the game, Marcinho Guerra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Reducao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Imburi the free kick. After a rather tough play, Reducao's Marcinho Guerra got a free kick in the 70th minute. Sydney Martins took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luiz Fabiano Pires. Reducao's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 73rd minute Paulo Renato Furtado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute Dida Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rony Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Pereira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luiz Fabiano Pires having to make a save. Rony Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dida Cavalcante in the 80th minute of play. Henrique Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rony Pires having to interfere. Dida Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rony Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dida Cavalcante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rony Pires made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henrique Vale in the 95th minute.