League Play-Off

Irapua
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Eliézer Secco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Natã Zilles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivo Mesquita in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Irapua's Eliézer Secco dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 9th match minute, Irapua was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipe Quirino to maneuver through the defense. Cabucu's Osmar Soares was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Natã Zilles in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Zé Augusto Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Rogério Luz's late challenge caught a Cabucu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rogério Luz helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Irapua's Rogério Luz got a free kick in the 19th minute. If Rogério Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 26 played minutes Cabucu got a freekick which was hit by Ricardinho Ortiz. Eliézer Secco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Basílio Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rogério Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Basílio Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32ndth minute of the game Marcel Alves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Irapua's Natã Zilles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Natã Zilles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivo Mesquita, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Rogério Luz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Basílio Gaspar made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ivo Mesquita was the one to do the kick off. Rogério Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute Ivo Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natã Zilles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivo Mesquita in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Natã Zilles saved Irapua from getting behind. In the 60th minute, Ivo Mesquita 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. Rogério Luz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 71st minute, Ivo Mesquita 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. Basílio Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliézer Secco, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogério Luz in the 76th minute of play forced Cabucu's goalkeeper Basílio Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ricardinho Ortiz during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th minute, Ricardinho Ortiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Eliézer Secco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cabucu's Basílio Gaspar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliézer Secco in the 84th minute of play. After 85 minutes of play Cabucu's Ricardinho Ortiz was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 87th minute, Rogério Luz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Basílio Gaspar was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Irapua's Eliézer Secco got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Eliézer Secco notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Cabucu's Basílio Gaspar. Basílio Gaspar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 96 minutes into the match, Cabucu's goal looked a bit too open when Eliézer Secco came free, but Basílio Gaspar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cabucu's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.