League Play-Off

Estádio Freire
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Cerezo in the 8th minute of play forced Iuru FC's goalkeeper Durvalino Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Chicão Aparecido came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Iuru FC 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 Chicão Aparecido couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Freire getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Rodriguinho Furlan hit a great ball. Chicão Aparecido recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luís Eduardo Rocha charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Eduardo Rocha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Iuru FC! Enéas Sousa in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Durvalino Paraíba, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ademir Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Chicão Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Adrianinho Lira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristiano Alvarenga. Freire's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adrianinho Lira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Enéas Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Durvalino Paraíba having to interfere. After having played for 47 minutes, Ramón da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Freire's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramón da Cunha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ramón da Cunha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Durvalino Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enéas Sousa in the 52nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ramón da Cunha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Durvalino Paraíba was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Chicão Aparecido managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iuru FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Chicão Aparecido was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Alvarenga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Iuru FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Natã Ramos hit a great ball. The supporters of Freire booed when Iuru FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Eduardo Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute Ramón da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Durvalino Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ramón da Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Freire 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 Ramón da Cunha couldn't finish the play. Durvalino Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramón da Cunha in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramón da Cunha in the 66th minute of play forced Iuru FC's goalkeeper Durvalino Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Durvalino Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enéas Sousa in the 67th minute of play. Enéas Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Durvalino Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Chicão Aparecido recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 87 minutes into the game, Iuru FC's Chicão Aparecido nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristiano Alvarenga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 95thth minute of the game Enéas Sousa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Iuru FC's Durvalino Paraíba was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iuru FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.