League Play-Off

Troia
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedro Luís Leite made the kick off which started today's match. João Paulo Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Umberto Pontes in the 6th minute of play. Orlando Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Paulo Leão having to interfere. Quatigua FC's Américo Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís Leite in the 20th minute of play. Célio Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Peres having to interfere. Troia's Célio Fernandez got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 26 minutes into the game, one of Quatigua FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Américo Peres was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pedro Luís Leite showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 30 minute of play. After having played for 34 minutes, Umberto Pontes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Quatigua FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Umberto Pontes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Pinho in the 35th minute of play forced Troia's goalkeeper João Paulo Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Troia's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Pinho came free, but João Paulo Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Orlando Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Célio Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Peres having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Umberto Pontes to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Orlando Pinho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Orlando Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Troia's goal looked a bit too open when Umberto Pontes came free, but João Paulo Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 63 minutes, Orlando Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Quatigua FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Orlando Pinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Nicolas Quadros fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Troia's protests and gave Nicolas Quadros a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th minute, Nicolas Quadros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orlando Pinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but João Paulo Leão made a huge save. Orlando Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Célio Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Peres having to interfere. After having played for 75 minutes, Célio Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Troia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Célio Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pedro Luís Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sílvio Prestes's late challenge caught a Troia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sílvio Prestes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Quatigua FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Sílvio Prestes hit a great ball. Américo Peres stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Célio Fernandez's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luís Leite in the 84th minute of play forced Quatigua FC's goalkeeper Américo Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Pedro Luís Leite got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Orlando Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. João Paulo Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Troia's João Paulo Leão got control of the ball when Orlando Pinho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Orlando Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. João Paulo Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.