League Play-Off

Estádio Ajacio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Emerson Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Leonardo Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emerson Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th match minute, Recife Futebol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raimundo Salgado to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute, Cássio Pirani reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gilvan Guerra. The goal made the score 1-0. 14 minutes into the match, Muller SS's goalkeeper Gilvan Guerra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cássio Pirani. Leonardo Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emerson Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 19th minute, Luís Paulo Fonseca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonardo Carneiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Recife Futebol Club's Leonardo Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emerson Carneiro in the 23rd minute of play. Emerson Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Leonardo Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Muller SS's Nuno Linares got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Cássio Pirani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Gilvan Guerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41stth minute of the game José Maria Secco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Muller SS's Gilvan Guerra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emerson Carneiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Recife Futebol Club's goalkeeper Leonardo Carneiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luís Paulo Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Emerson Carneiro took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Leonardo Carneiro to make any attempt to save it. Sandrinho Esteves charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandrinho Esteves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd minute, Sandrinho Esteves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Cristiano Correia fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Muller SS's protests and gave Cristiano Correia a yellow card for diving instead. After 66 played minutes Muller SS got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Correia. Emerson Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Paulo Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonardo Carneiro having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Emerson Carneiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leonardo Carneiro, 1-3. After some careless play in the Muller SS defense, José Maria Secco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gilvan Guerra. The Muller SS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gilvan Guerra should have stopped the shot. Sandrinho Esteves hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Recife Futebol Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Emerson Carneiro scored to the left of an out of position Leonardo Carneiro, making the score, 2-4. Vânderson Mendonça took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gilvan Guerra. Muller SS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.