League Play-Off

Pollys Igloo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nuno Cabral kicked off to start the match. Osvaldo Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelinho Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Duarte Britto during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Duarte Britto kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Polly Penguin's Belchior Fantini tried to score from far away in the 5th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Marcelinho Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nuno Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Osvaldo Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mateus Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Luz, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Nuno Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, todos a venda-Itamoji SS's goalkeeper Osvaldo Pinheiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelinho Moura. Rodrigo Cosme kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Marcelinho Moura sped through todos a venda-Itamoji SS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Osvaldo Pinheiro. Erasmo Nunes's late challenge caught a Polly Penguin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erasmo Nunes helped the player get up and apologised. When Polly Penguin's Nuno Cabral in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye todos a venda-Itamoji SS's goalie prevented a goal. If Marcelinho Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Celso Luz to make the kick off. When Polly Penguin's Nuno Cabral in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye todos a venda-Itamoji SS's goalie prevented a goal. 61 minutes into the match, todos a venda-Itamoji SS's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelinho Moura came free, but Osvaldo Pinheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Luís Gustavo Paraibano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 69 minutes into the game, Sidney Furtado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Polly Penguin's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave todos a venda-Itamoji SS the free kick. Mateus Fernandez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cristóvão Monteiro. Marcelinho Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gonçalo Braga charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonçalo Braga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gonçalo Braga kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Nuno Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldo Pinheiro having to interfere. Osvaldo Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Cabral in the 90th minute of play. Marcelinho Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Osvaldo Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Cabral in the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Polly Penguin had played much better football throughout.