League Play-Off

Estádio Capivarita
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Apiques's Geovânio Ramos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th match minute, Capivarita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Márcio Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. After 5 played minutes, Apiques's Olívio Sampaio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Raphael Carioca came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Apiques reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Pernambucano in the 10th minute of play forced Capivarita's goalkeeper Raphael Carioca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovânio Ramos scored 0-2 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raphael Carioca, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Reginaldo Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cássio Souza in the 18th minute of the match. Ronaldo Pernambucano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raphael Carioca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Raphael Carioca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the match, Apiques's Ronaldo Pernambucano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raphael Carioca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Raphael Carioca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Pernambucano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beto Penha charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Beto Penha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Capivarita's Beto Penha got a free kick in the 28th minute. When Ronaldo Pernambucano came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Apiques 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 Ronaldo Pernambucano couldn't finish the play. Cássio Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Reginaldo Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Cauã Quintal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reginaldo Veiga was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. The supporters of Apiques booed when Capivarita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Fabiano Bezerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Apiques's Olívio Sampaio broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Raphael Carioca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Pernambucano in the 41st minute of the match. Reginaldo Veiga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cauã Quintal's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Apiques's Ronaldo Pernambucano got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half Apiques were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cauã Quintal to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Apiques booed when Capivarita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Eger didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Capivarita booed when Apiques was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandrinho Fernandes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Reginaldo Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldo Pernambucano got free with Raphael Carioca in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Cauã Quintal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Capivarita booed when Apiques was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandrinho Fernandes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Capivarita's Jean Eger got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 89th match minute, Apiques was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovânio Ramos to maneuver through the defense. Apiques's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.