League Play-Off

Estádio Titiarre
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. Hortêncio Jacinto started the match with the kick off. Hortêncio Jacinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Alfredo Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiaguinho Luz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Alfredo Fonseca made a huge save. When Balanca's Cléberson Quirino in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Titiarre's goalie prevented a goal. In the 26th minute Hortêncio Jacinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Fonseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Titiarre's André Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Vinhas in the 27th minute of play. When Cléberson Quirino came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Balanca 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 Cléberson Quirino couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Titiarre's zone, Cléberson Quirino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Soares came out of the goal and Cléberson Quirino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 33rd minute, Cléberson Quirino made a precise shot to the right of André Soares. Titiarre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Douglas Vinhas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Titiarre players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Balanca were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cléberson Quirino was the one to do the kick off. Alfredo Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hortêncio Jacinto in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Titiarre's goalkeeper André Soares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Douglas Vinhas. Douglas Vinhas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. André Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Soares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Douglas Vinhas in the 69th minute. The supporters of Balanca booed when Titiarre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Ribeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Douglas Vinhas struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. André Soares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balanca. Tiago Gabriel Vianna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Fonseca having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Hortêncio Jacinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Titiarre fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The Balanca players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Titiarre from taking control. The game ends in a draw.