League Play-Off

Birmingham King's He
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Neide Guedes started the match with the kick off. If Paulo Varanda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Paulo Varanda came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Barritos Fc 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 Paulo Varanda couldn't finish the play. Paulo Teive received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Delmano Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rui Guedes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neide Guedes in the 13th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Teive in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Delmano Mendes saved Birmingham Kings Heath AFC from getting behind. Paulo Varanda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Delmano Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute Neide Guedes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Guedes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delmano Mendes came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Barritos Fc's Paulo Varanda. But to his dismay, Paulo Varanda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 36th minute Paulo Teive shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmano Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Onas during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th match minute, Birmingham Kings Heath AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Onas to maneuver through the defense. Neide Guedes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rui Guedes having to make a save. Rui Guedes acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 45th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Rodrigo Maurtio. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paulo Teive to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Teive came free, but Delmano Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulo Varanda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delmano Mendes having to interfere. After 59 played minutes Barritos Fc got a freekick which was hit by Fábio Samakuva. Saúl Carvoeiro hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Paulo Varanda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neide Guedes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Rui Guedes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Paulo Varanda 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. 70 minutes into the match, Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Teive came free, but Delmano Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Birmingham Kings Heath AFC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Rodrigo Dos Santos hit a great ball. Albertino Gonçalves was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 73rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Barritos Fc's Quim Lando got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 81st minute, Paulo Varanda fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Delmano Mendes, passed just outside the right post. If Felíx Preto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Paulo Teive took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Delmano Mendes to make any attempt to save it. Paulo Varanda struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Delmano Mendes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barritos Fc. In the 95thth minute of the game Paulo Teive who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's Delmano Mendes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Delmano Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Teive in the 97th minute of play. Barritos Fc's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.