League Play-Off

Estádio Apuiares
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) If Rodolfo do Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cássio dos Santos's late challenge caught a Ibirapua's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cássio dos Santos helped the player get up and apologised. Cássio dos Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Elivélton Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmílson Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Edmílson Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Elivélton Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 16 played minutes Apuiares got a freekick which was hit by Benê Proença. Edmílson Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elivélton Amorim having to interfere. After 23 minutes, Armandinho Arósio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Apuiares and the Ibirapua players grew even worse after the yellow card. Armandinho Arósio got his second yellow card in the match during the 26th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Armandinho Arósio kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. If Rodolfo do Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elivélton Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeu Machado in the 38th minute of the match. If Edmílson Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Apuiares's Diamantino Koehler got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After 46 played minutes Ibirapua got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Zanette.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodolfo do Nascimento to make the kick off. When Ulisses Leme came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Ibirapua 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 Ulisses Leme couldn't finish the play. Abelardo Linares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elivélton Amorim having to interfere. If Abelardo Linares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, Benê Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo do Nascimento in the 60th minute of play forced Ibirapua's goalkeeper Sérgio Senna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Rodolfo do Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abelardo Linares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute, Abelardo Linares 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. Abelardo Linares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Elivélton Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Rodolfo do Nascimento 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. The supporters of Apuiares booed when Ibirapua was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulão Severo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 93 played minutes Apuiares got a freekick which was hit by Diamantino Koehler. 96 minutes into the game, Diamantino Koehler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Apuiares's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ibirapua the free kick.