League Play-Off

Estadio Marrancos
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eusébio Matos got the match started through his kick off. When Alexandre Paredes came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Valado 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 Alexandre Paredes couldn't finish the play. Valado's Joaquim Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Matos in the 7th minute of play. In the 11th minute of the match Jorge Esteves sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eusébio Tavares skillfully saved the ball. An unexpected shot in the 13th minute by Tiago Ramos got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Eusébio Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Joaquim Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacinto Lima's late challenge caught a Marrancos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacinto Lima helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, Valado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Lima to maneuver through the defense. Eusébio Barros succeeded in the game's 19th minute to get real power on a long shot . Valado's Joaquim Figueiredo hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 1-0! Vítor Reis's late challenge caught a Marrancos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vítor Reis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Marrancos FC booed when Valado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vítor Reis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiago Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Joaquim Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tiago Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eusébio Tavares came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Valado's Cláudio Pedroso. But to his dismay, Cláudio Pedroso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Joaquim Figueiredo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tiago Ramos in the 39th minute. Eusébio Tavares didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Valado's Cláudio Pedroso shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute.

António Martins charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed António Martins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Valado getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. António Martins hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Tiago Ramos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Figueiredo was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 55th match minute, Valado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Esteves to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Marrancos FC's Eusébio Barros tried to score from far away in the 56th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 61 minutes into the match, Valado's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Ramos came free, but Joaquim Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Marrancos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cláudio Pedroso came free, but Eusébio Tavares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eusébio Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eusébio Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Lima in the 71st minute of the match. Joaquim Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Matos in the 72nd minute of play. If Eusébio Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eusébio Matos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Gonçalo Martins fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marrancos FC's protests and gave Gonçalo Martins a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st match minute, Marrancos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonçalo Martins to maneuver through the defense. Eusébio Barros hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Eusébio Tavares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Paredes, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, Tiago Ramos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joaquim Figueiredo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Tiago Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Figueiredo having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.