League Play-Off

Irapiranga
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Duda Cordeiro made the kick off which started today's match. Leopoldo da Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Irapiranga's Juarês Mesquita got a free kick in the 11th minute. Ronaldão de Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 16th minute, Carlos Eduardo Urbano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Irapiranga's Juarês Mesquita couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 17th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Yepe. Miguel Proença who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Wágner Ortiz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Duda Cordeiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wágner Ortiz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Leopoldo da Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldão de Lara in the 25th minute of the match. Ronaldão de Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Leopoldo da Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Victor de Moraes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leopoldo da Silva. Irapiranga's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victor de Moraes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After having played for 34 minutes, Ronaldão de Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yepe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronaldão de Lara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Victor de Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo da Silva having to interfere. Ricardo Velloso hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, André Luís Rezende hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Ronaldão de Lara made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Victor de Moraes could shoot a difficult shot in the 52nd minute, which Leopoldo da Silva however easily saved by the left post. If Victor de Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the game, Ricardo Velloso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Irapiranga's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yepe the free kick. If Ronaldão de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 62nd minute, Duda Cordeiro 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. Ricardo Velloso hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Leopoldo da Silva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victor de Moraes went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 74th match minute, Yepe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Alberto Batista to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute of the match, Victor de Moraes got a very nice opportunity to score, but Leopoldo da Silva was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 82 minutes into the match, Miguel Proença had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wágner Ortiz. Yepe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Proença was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Irapiranga's Ricardo Velloso got his second yellow card of the match in the 86th minute. The referee ordered Ricardo Velloso off the ground. A collision led to Irapiranga getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Ricardo Velloso hit a great ball. Ronaldão de Lara was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 89th minute. Yepe's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Victor de Moraes in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Leopoldo da Silva, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.