League Play-Off

Estádio Itauninha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gilson Bezerra kicked off to start the match. 10 minutes into the match, Itauninha's goal looked a bit too open when Gilson Bezerra came free, but Rogério Favoretto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gilson Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gilson Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogério Favoretto having to interfere. Nuno Furtado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrézinho Ortiz in the 24th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Remo Tepedino during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gilson Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Itauninha's goalkeeper Rogério Favoretto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elói Pimenta during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Arapiranga getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Elói Pimenta hit a great ball. In the 45th minute, Luisão da Mata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arapiranga's Nuno Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrézinho Ortiz in the 48th minute of play.

The wind increased when Andrézinho Ortiz made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Arapiranga got a freekick which was hit by Betão da Costa. 53 minutes into the match, Arapiranga's goal looked a bit too open when Andrézinho Ortiz came free, but Nuno Furtado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Itauninha's Rogério Favoretto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilson Bezerra in the 56th minute of play. Gilson Bezerra scored 0-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rogério Favoretto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 66th match minute, Arapiranga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisão da Mata to maneuver through the defense. Romeu Bueno hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Itauninha defense, Gilson Bezerra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rogério Favoretto. The Itauninha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rogério Favoretto should have stopped the shot. In the 92nd minute, Benjamin Borges left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Itauninha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Mathias Madureira shot from long distance after 95 played minutes, a shot that Rogério Favoretto with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. Nuno Furtado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrézinho Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Arapiranga's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.