League Play-Off

Estádio Tromba
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Diogo Saldanha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Raí Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diogo Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Enéas Quaresma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Augusto Nóbrega having to interfere. Anderson Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raí Proença made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Velloso in the 21st minute of play. If Anderson Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raí Proença made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Saldanha in the 25th minute of play. The supporters of Canaa booed when Tromba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Túlio Peixoto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute Diogo Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raí Proença saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Velloso struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Raí Proença didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Canaa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Velloso in the 34th minute of play forced Tromba's goalkeeper Raí Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raí Proença stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diogo Saldanha's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Anderson Saldanha's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, José Augusto Nóbrega skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Diogo Saldanha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Raí Proença tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enéas Quaresma to make the kick off. Raí Proença made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Velloso in the 55th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Tromba's Enéas Quaresma sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Augusto Nóbrega narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Humberto Bastos charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Humberto Bastos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Tromba's Humberto Bastos got a free kick in the 74th minute. Raí Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diogo Saldanha in the 78th minute of the match. After 81 played minutes, Canaa's Giuseppe de Amorim shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Raí Proença came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Canaa reached it. Enéas Quaresma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. José Augusto Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Anderson Saldanha came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Tromba 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 Anderson Saldanha couldn't finish the play. Anderson Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Canaa getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Egídio Moreira hit a great ball. In the 94th match minute, Tromba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inácio Perez to maneuver through the defense. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.