League Play-Off

Republic Stadium
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. Tadeu Vides started the match with the kick off. Oséas Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Hudson Alvarenga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Alexandre Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oséas Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Hudson Alvarenga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. César Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Celso Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oséas Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Hudson Alvarenga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nando de Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nando de Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nando de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Celso Queirós stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of César Braga's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute, Frank Quintal 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. César Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celso Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Quintal, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frank Quintal was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when César Braga got free with Celso Queirós in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frank Quintal might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Celso Queirós. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frank Quintal ran back to his position shaking his head. Frank Quintal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celso Queirós having to interfere. Luís Paulo Freitas kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Luís Paulo Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 70 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for DISTRITO FEDERAL LADRÕES! In the 72nd minute there was a penalty for 1922 União Soviética URSS. Dráuzio Meira stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hudson Alvarenga. 1-0. In the 77th minute Tadeu Vides shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hudson Alvarenga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Oséas Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute Frank Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celso Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Quintal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celso Queirós having to interfere. Luís Paulo Freitas charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Paulo Freitas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of DISTRITO FEDERAL LADRÕES booed when 1922 União Soviética URSS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Paulo Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Frank Quintal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celso Queirós was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. DISTRITO FEDERAL LADRÕES's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.