League Play-Off

Estádio Aparaju
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nico Arce took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, one of Aparaju SC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Aparaju SC's Claudinho Costa suffered a concussion after 8 minutes and had to leave the field. Albertinho Cavalcante charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albertinho Cavalcante the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 9 played minutes SCORPIONS F.C got a freekick which was hit by Albertinho Cavalcante. 10 minutes into the game, Hortêncio Pimenta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aparaju SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SCORPIONS F.C the free kick. After a rather tough play, Aparaju SC's Hortêncio Pimenta got a free kick in the 11th minute. If Henrique Esteves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flávio Queiroz charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Flávio Queiroz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Severino Pombal struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Carlos Campidelis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aparaju SC. If Severino Pombal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 35 minutes, Severino Pombal made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. SCORPIONS F.C's Carlos Campidelis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 39 minutes into the match, Severino Pombal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Campidelis. SCORPIONS F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Severino Pombal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a rather tough play, Aparaju SC's Léo Eger got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Renatinho Machado made the kick off in the second half. When Hortêncio Pimenta was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 54 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Aparaju SC's Hortêncio Pimenta got a free kick in the 55th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Aparaju SC's zone, Renatinho Machado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Genílson Recife came out of the goal and Renatinho Machado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in SCORPIONS F.C's zone, Léo Eger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Campidelis came out of the goal and Léo Eger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 61st minute, Léo Eger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Campidelis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léo Eger in the 66th minute of play forced SCORPIONS F.C's goalkeeper Carlos Campidelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Léo Eger's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Campidelis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Henrique Esteves hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Erik Sabóia came free in the 77th minute and tried to tip the ball over Carlos Campidelis, but to the joy of SCORPIONS F.C's supporters the ball went over. 80 minutes into the match, Léo Eger notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of SCORPIONS F.C's Carlos Campidelis. Carlos Campidelis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Renatinho Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Genílson Recife having to interfere. SCORPIONS F.C's Jarbas Branco got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Léo Eger kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Renatinho Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Genílson Recife tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Aparaju SC had won after a very even match.