League Play-Off

Asgaard
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Cristais AD's Otávio Pinho started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Otávio Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgard Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 7 minutes, Otávio Pinho made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. ViKinGs's Edgard Tróia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 10th minute Claudinei Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dário de Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacinto Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgard Tróia having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Otávio Pinho put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Edgard Tróia. Jacinto Simões sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Otávio Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 23 minutes, Nildo Luz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ViKinGs and the Cristais AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in ViKinGs fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! In the 24th minute there was a penalty for Cristais AD. Leopoldo de Toledo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Edgard Tróia. 0-3. 28 minutes into the match, ViKinGs's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Simões came free, but Edgard Tróia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Eduardo Furtado hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Jacinto Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgard Tróia having to interfere. Claudinei Cavalcante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário de Queiroz having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Cristais AD's goal looked a bit too open when Claudinei Cavalcante came free, but Dário de Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudinei Cavalcante to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Otávio Pinho rounded ViKinGs's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. Jacinto Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgard Tróia having to interfere. Dário de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Cavalcante in the 62nd minute of the match. Joélson Meira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário de Queiroz having to interfere. Joélson Meira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário de Queiroz having to interfere. Alexsandro Alvarenga's late challenge caught a ViKinGs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexsandro Alvarenga helped the player get up and apologised. Dário de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Cavalcante in the 72nd minute of the match. Dário de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Cavalcante in the 84th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ViKinGs's zone, Jacinto Simões stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edgard Tróia came out of the goal and Jacinto Simões tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Otávio Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Cristais AD had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.