Oliveirense qualified today for the semifinals of the Rink Hockey Champions League, beating trophy holder Trissino 3-1 on penalties after drawing 5-5 at the end of extra time.
After recovering from four deficits in regulation time, Oliveira de Azeméis’s team took the lead for the first time in the second part of extra time, with a goal from Lucas Martínez, but the Italians responded immediately through Andrea Malagoli, whose goal meant The goal. clash to penalties, a situation in which the Portuguese decided the tie by Nuno Araújo, who made it 3-1.
The team led by Paulo Pereira will play the second semifinal on Saturday, against the winner of today’s match between Sporting and Valongo, the last of the quarterfinals of the ’round of 16′ that takes place in Viana do Castelo, at the Municipal Pavilion José Natário, who already guarantees the presence of a Portuguese team in the final on Sunday.
In a slow first half, with little contact and rare transitions to surprise the defence, João Pinto translated Trissino’s initial dominance into several shots until the first goal, in a timely deflection to the far post, in the seventh minute.
The supremacy of the current European champions lasted until minute 15, with Andrea Malagoli trying to score twice in that period, but Oliveirense “woke up” after a technical break and tied in a play by Xanoca Marques, which ended with a shot tall that passes the ball over Stefano Zampoli, at 17.
Excited by the tie, the team led by Paulo Pereira tried to come back through Xanoca and Xavi Cardoso, before Giulio Cocco restored the Italians’ lead, converting a free-kick to penalize Jorge Silva’s foul on Joan Galbas , at minute 23
Oliveira de Azeméis’s team had to wait for the second half as Marc Torra came out onto the court to react and equalize, in a half-turned shot, with a ‘rolled’ ball from the 38-year-old Spaniard, in the 27th minute.
The teams preferred to reduce the risk at the start on the other half distance after the 2-2 draw, before Joan Galbas took advantage of a loss of the ball and put Trissino ahead again, on 32′, and Oliveirense responded again, in a accurate amendment. by Xanoca Marques after work by Lucas Martínez, at 36.
The northeastern Italian team took advantage of a direct free kick by Giulio Cocco to make it 4-3, in minute 42′, but saw their ambition to advance to the semifinals ‘bombshell’ in an accurate shot by Xavi Cardoso, with 2 remaining, 29 minutes. play in regulation time.
After the first part of extra time in which Giulio Cocco missed a direct free kick for the first time, Oliveirense took an unprecedented lead in Lucas Martínez’s ‘scorer’, in the 57th minute, before Trissino equalized in the replacement ball, by Malagoli.
Source: TSF
