League Play-Off

arena valadim
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. José Faria started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes Tires got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Coelho. The supporters of Tires booed when valadim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. António Gomes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute, Júlio Viegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jorge Assunção took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, valadim's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Torres came free, but Jorge Assunção reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Tires's Pedro Torres in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye valadim's goalie prevented a goal. 24 minutes into the match, valadim's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Neves came free, but Jorge Assunção reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, valadim's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Neves came free, but Jorge Assunção reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Assunção showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Coelho in the 33rd minute of the match. António Gomes charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed António Gomes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, valadim's António Gomes got a free kick in the 37th minute. When José Dantas came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Tires 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 José Dantas couldn't finish the play. With 40 minutes on the clock, Rodrigo Freitas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 40 minutes into the game, one of valadim:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Tires a penalty, 42 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ricardo Amaral, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of valadim's Jorge Assunção. 0-1. Tires's José Dantas got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Dantas to strike the kick off in the second half. Jorge Assunção made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Torres in the 61st minute. In the 67th minute, Jorge Domingues left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The valadim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. When Emanuel Neves fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tires's protests and gave Emanuel Neves a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Tires's Emanuel Neves got a free kick in the 71st minute. The supporters of Tires booed when valadim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. António Gomes didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Garcia in the 75th minute of play forced valadim's goalkeeper Jorge Assunção to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If José Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Torres came free with the goalkeeper in the 92nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jorge Assunção could save by the left post. The audience was convinced that José Faria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diamantino Matias was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Tires's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.