League Play-Off

Azelelé Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Walmir Arruda got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Ivape's Osmar Macedo broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Thiago Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, Ivape's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Eduardo Linhares came free, but Enio Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Walmir Arruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Tande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 19 minutes, Edu Ramalho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Azelelé F C and the Ivape players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 19 played minutes Azelelé F C got a freekick which was hit by Edu Ramalho. Erik Tande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walmir Arruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. If Walmir Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Thiago Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thiago Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivape's Thiago Valle got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 36th minute Thiago Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Tande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37 minutes, Leonardo Bittencourt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Azelelé F C and the Ivape players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leonardo Bittencourt hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After having played for 38 minutes, Walmir Arruda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ivape's supporters crossed their fingers, but Walmir Arruda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Azelelé F C getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Percival Nogueira hit a great ball. If Thiago Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlos Eduardo Linhares was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Azelelé F C getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Percival Nogueira hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmir Arruda in the 52nd minute of play forced Azelelé F C's goalkeeper Erik Tande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudinei Eger kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Osmar Macedo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Erik Tande. Azelelé F C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Carlos Eduardo Linhares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enio Toledo having to interfere. Enio Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Eduardo Linhares, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Eduardo Linhares in the 69th minute of play forced Ivape's goalkeeper Enio Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Ivape getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Alexandre Félix hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Carlos Eduardo Linhares managed to get in a good position for a shot. Azelelé F C's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Eduardo Linhares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enio Toledo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alexandre Félix kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Ivape's goal looked a bit too open when Edu Ramalho came free, but Enio Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 minutes of play, Azelelé F C's Carlos Eduardo Linhares made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enio Toledo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carlos Eduardo Linhares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Erik Tande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmir Arruda in the 94th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Azelelé F C fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ivape had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.