League Play-Off

Estádio Taguaracu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ademir Tinoco took the kick off in the first half of the match. Manoel Rezende showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zézinho Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The audience was convinced that Zézinho Ramos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manoel Rezende was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Manoel Rezende took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zézinho Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 9 played minutes Taguaracu got a freekick which was hit by Conrado Meirelles. Flávio Cordeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Manoel Rezende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Zézinho Ramos came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Infinito SS 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 Zézinho Ramos couldn't finish the play. After 23 minutes of play, Infinito SS's Zézinho Ramos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manoel Rezende was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juarês Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ademir Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Cordeiro in the 30th minute of play forced Taguaracu's goalkeeper Manoel Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zézinho Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute, Zézinho Ramos 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. If Flávio Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taguaracu's Manoel Rezende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zézinho Ramos in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Frank Valadares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Taguaracu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Infinito SS the free kick. Manoel Rezende made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flávio Cordeiro in the 42nd minute of play. Manoel Rezende came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Infinito SS's Zézinho Ramos. But to his dismay, Zézinho Ramos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2.

Flávio Cordeiro struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Manoel Rezende didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Infinito SS. Manoel Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zézinho Ramos in the 60th minute of the match. A collision led to Taguaracu getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Frank Valadares hit a great ball. Wiliam Santos was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 65th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Giovani de Almeida who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Manoel Rezende when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Flávio Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Flávio Cordeiro came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Infinito SS 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 Flávio Cordeiro couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Taguaracu's Manoel Rezende got control of the ball when Flávio Cordeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manoel Rezende was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zézinho Ramos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 82 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Flávio Cordeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Infinito SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Flávio Cordeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manoel Rezende breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Taguaracu's goalkeeper Manoel Rezende, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Taguaracu's Manoel Rezende got control of the ball when Flávio Cordeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Zé Carlos Dionísio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taguaracu's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Carlos Dionísio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juarês Sousa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.