League Play-Off

Estádio Cupyra
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eliézer Gerber started the match with the kick off. Gilvan Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Lira having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Luan Viana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Basílio de Souza came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Cupyra 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 Basílio de Souza couldn't finish the play. In the 19thth minute of the game Basílio de Souza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aiuruoca's Serginho Lira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Willian Mangueira charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Willian Mangueira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Willian Mangueira kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Noel da Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliézer Gerber in the 29th minute of the match. Gilvan Medeiross short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Serginho Lira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Aiuruoca's Elivélton Botelho got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Gilvan Medeiros might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serginho Lira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilvan Medeiros ran back to his position shaking his head. Serginho Lira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basílio de Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Basílio de Souza made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edmundo de Andrade during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 51st match minute, Cupyra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo de Andrade to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the game, Cupyra's Basílio de Souza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serginho Lira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Haroldo das Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel da Silva having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Gilvan Medeiros notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Aiuruoca's Serginho Lira. Serginho Lira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 70thth minute of the game Gilvan Medeiros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aiuruoca's Serginho Lira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 71 minutes, Basílio de Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cupyra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Basílio de Souza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Basílio de Souza might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serginho Lira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Basílio de Souza ran back to his position shaking his head. 75 minutes into the match, Aiuruoca's goal looked a bit too open when Gilvan Medeiros came free, but Serginho Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serginho Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basílio de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Tião Madureira's late challenge caught a Cupyra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tião Madureira helped the player get up and apologised. Tião Madureira hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the match, Basílio de Souza notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Aiuruoca's Serginho Lira. Serginho Lira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Serginho Lira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basílio de Souza in the 83rd minute of play. With a little luck, Cupyra's Noel da Silva got control of the ball when Haroldo das Neves tried to sneak it across the goal line. Willian Mangueira kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. When Haroldo das Neves came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Aiuruoca 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 Haroldo das Neves couldn't finish the play. Haroldo das Neves charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Haroldo das Neves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96thth minute of the game Basílio de Souza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aiuruoca's Serginho Lira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.