League Play-Off

Estádio Ibipetum
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Herculanea's goal looked a bit too open when Wiliam Quirino came free, but Luís Paulo Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th match minute, Ibipetum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fred Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Romeu Trancoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Herculanea's supporters rose to their feet, but Romeu Trancoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Osvaldinho Mendonça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Osvaldinho Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Faustino in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Ademir Xavier 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. In the 17thth minute of the game Wiliam Quirino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Herculanea's Luís Paulo Amaral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luís Paulo Amaral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fred Azevedo in the 19th minute. Fred Azevedo was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 25th minute. Ibipetum's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Luís Paulo Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wiliam Quirino in the 27th minute of play. The supporters of Ibipetum booed when Herculanea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moisés Dracena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wiliam Quirino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Luís Paulo Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fred Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elói Sena during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Herculanea getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Elói Sena hit a great ball. Osvaldinho Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Faustino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ademir Xavier made a kick off. Fred Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Luís Paulo Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ademir Xavier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osvaldinho Mendonça was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Ibipetum's Osvaldinho Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ademir Xavier in the 69th minute of play. After 70 minutes, Sidney Monteiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ibipetum and the Herculanea players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sebastião Garcia charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastião Garcia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ademir Xavier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldinho Mendonça having to interfere. After 80 minutes, Fred Azevedo made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Herculanea's Luís Paulo Amaral tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Yan Neto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Paulo Amaral read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Giovani Faustino struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Osvaldinho Mendonça didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Herculanea. 94 minutes into the match, Ibipetum's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Mendonça had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giovani Faustino. The supporters of Herculanea booed when Ibipetum was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yan Neto didn't get a good kick on the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.