League Play-Off

Arena Philadelphia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bruninho Moura kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute, Alex Ortiz made a precise shot to the right of Albertinho Ferraz. Philadelphia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Cyryl Kinic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Benê Custódio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nolan Duche came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Philadelphia 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 Nolan Duche couldn't finish the play. Albertinho Ferraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruninho Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albertinho Ferraz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerson de Lara in the 19th minute of play. Philadelphia's Albertinho Ferraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerson de Lara in the 20th minute of play. After 21 played minutes Philadelphia got a freekick which was hit by Caco Recife. In the 23rd minute, Philadelphia's Cauan Barbosa seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cauan Barbosa the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Philadelphia protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cauan Barbosa had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 24 played minutes Philadelphia got a freekick which was hit by Cauan Barbosa. When Teodoro Munhoz came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Itapema FC 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 Teodoro Munhoz couldn't finish the play. Albertinho Ferraz came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Itapema FC's Gerson de Lara. But to his dismay, Gerson de Lara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. When Nolan Duche came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Philadelphia 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 Nolan Duche couldn't finish the play. Caco Recife hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Albertinho Ferraz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Munhoz in the 39th minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, Philadelphia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caco Recife to maneuver through the defense. Albertinho Ferraz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruninho Moura in the 43rd minute of play. Bruninho Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After 46 played minutes Nolan Duche rounded Itapema FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

If Régis de Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 62nd minute, Tiago Gabriel Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, Teodoro Munhoz sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Philadelphia's Albertinho Ferraz didn't even have to move. In the 69th minute Bruninho Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertinho Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benê Custódio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernani Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Ernani Medeiros notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Itapema FC's Benê Custódio. Benê Custódio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Sérgio Maranhense fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Philadelphia's protests and gave Sérgio Maranhense a yellow card for diving instead. After some careless play in the Itapema FC defense, Ernani Medeiros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benê Custódio. The Itapema FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benê Custódio should have stopped the shot. 90 minutes into the match, Itapema FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jeferson Velloso came free, but Benê Custódio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiago Gabriel Gonçalves kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Teodoro Munhoz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Albertinho Ferraz made a huge save. Itapema FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.