League Play-Off

Taruacu
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. Toninho do Valle started the match with the kick off. Caco Passos took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vicente Pirani. Vicente Pirani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. A collision led to Bacre AD getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Carlos Fernando Barbosa hit a great ball. Custódio Moura acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 7th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Thomás Torres. The supporters of Taruacu booed when Bacre AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wágner Bueno didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Taruacu getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Adriano Nóbrega hit a great ball. After having played for 13 minutes, Maurício Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bacre AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurício Montenegro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Toninho do Valle was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 15th minute. Taruacu's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 16 played minutes Bacre AD got a freekick which was hit by Yan Prado. Cristiano Severo struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Custódio Moura didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Taruacu. If Toninho do Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Severo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Custódio Moura having to interfere. A collision led to Bacre AD getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Yan Prado hit a great ball. In the 26th minute, Toninho do Valle 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. If Toninho do Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Caco Passos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Taruacu's goalkeeper Vicente Pirani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vicente Pirani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Caco Passos's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Custódio Moura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toninho do Valle in the 44th minute of the match. Cristiano Severo succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

If Toninho do Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wágner Bueno struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Vicente Pirani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bacre AD. After 58 minutes, Ivo Pena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Taruacu and the Bacre AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ivo Pena hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Taruacu's Vicente Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caco Passos in the 59th minute of play. Toninho do Valle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Custódio Moura having to interfere. Maurício Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Vicente Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Maurício Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bacre AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Maurício Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vicente Pirani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Caco Passos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Vicente Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th match minute, Bacre AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jefferson do Vale to maneuver through the defense. Vicente Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caco Passos, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 81st minute Cristiano Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Custódio Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Severo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Custódio Moura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivo Pena in the 89th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Severo in the 94th minute of play forced Bacre AD's goalkeeper Custódio Moura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Bacre AD supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bacre AD would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.