League Play-Off

Itapirussu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dedê Arósio took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, North Korean's goal looked a bit too open when Chicão Veloso came free, but José Paulo Paraibano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Paulo Paraibano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chicão Veloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enio Duarte received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. José Paulo Paraibano came out and tried to block the shot, but Enio Duarte slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. Juninho Rocha charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juninho Rocha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th match minute, North Korean was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juninho Rocha to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the match, Azulão's Felipe Arósio broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Chicão Veloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Chicão Veloso took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for José Paulo Paraibano to make any attempt to save it. In the 25th minute, Chicão Veloso reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of José Paulo Paraibano. The goal made the score 3-0. Mané Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavinho Arósio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the game, one of North Korean:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Azulão a penalty, 34 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Felipe Arósio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of North Korean's José Paulo Paraibano. 4-0. Azulão's Chicão Veloso managed to work through North Korean's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Chicão Veloso dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 43rd minute, Dedê Arósio 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. After a rather tough play, Azulão's Dadá Guedes got a free kick in the 44th minute. 46 minutes into the match, Dedê Arósio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mané Valle. Azulão's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dedê Arósio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chicão Veloso to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to North Korean getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Dedê Arósio hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Azulão's zone, Dedê Arósio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mané Valle came out of the goal and Dedê Arósio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dedê Arósio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Valle having to interfere. Júlio Trancoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dedê Arósio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Valle having to interfere. Dedê Arósio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Valle having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Júlio Trancoso fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mané Valle, passed just outside the right post. Mané Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dedê Arósio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê Arósio in the 79th minute of play forced Azulão's goalkeeper Mané Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Flavinho Arósio advanced and headed the ball into goal, 4-2 in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chicão Veloso in the 84th minute of play forced North Korean's goalkeeper José Paulo Paraibano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute of the match, Juninho Rocha got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mané Valle was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Azulão's zone, Júlio Trancoso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mané Valle came out of the goal and Júlio Trancoso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dedê Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Mané Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chicão Veloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Paulo Paraibano having to interfere. The Azulão players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.