League Play-Off

Estádio Bicudo
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kléberson Félix kicked off to start the match. Severino Araújo hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When the match had been going on for 9 minutes, Bicudo SC's Diego Miranda got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Roberto Batista. Roberto Batista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cléber Figueiredo in the 14th minute of the match. Abel Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Cauan Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bicudo SC's Cauan Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléberson Félix in the 18th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Tamboara EC's zone, Evandro Cordeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Batista came out of the goal and Evandro Cordeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Evandro Cordeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Roberto Batista made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Bicudo SC's Cléber Figueiredo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Roberto Batista. That made the score 2-0 after 22 minutes of play. Cléber Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st match minute, Bicudo SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Madureira to maneuver through the defense. If Abel Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kléberson Félix in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cauan Lara saved Bicudo SC from getting behind. Kléberson Félix recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Roberto Batista stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Evandro Cordeiro's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cléber Figueiredo in the 56th minute of play forced Tamboara EC's goalkeeper Roberto Batista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Walmyr Sampaio fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tamboara EC's protests and gave Walmyr Sampaio a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of Tamboara EC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bicudo SC:s goal. Diego Miranda shot the penalty kick right outside the post. When Cléber Figueiredo came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Bicudo SC 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 Cléber Figueiredo couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Bicudo SC's Aleandro Zilles got a free kick in the 69th minute. Abel Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Cauan Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evandro Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Armando Madureira charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armando Madureira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Armando Madureira hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. If Kléberson Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evandro Cordeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Batista having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Davi Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kléberson Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Abel Maia came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Tamboara EC 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 Abel Maia couldn't finish the play. 88 minutes into the match, Abel Maia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cauan Lara. Bicudo SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abel Maia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Abel Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cauan Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléberson Félix in the 95th minute of the match. Bicudo SC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tamboara EC for a fine match.