League Play-Off

Redondo
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paulo Freire made the kick off which started today's match. Futebol Espinhel's Celso Vasconcelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Bento in the 5th minute of play. Jacinto Vaz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Humberto Velasques in the 8th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Ken United's goal looked a bit too open when David Rocha came free, but Jacinto Vaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Ken United's goal looked a bit too open when David Rocha came free, but Jacinto Vaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Ken United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Humberto Velasques fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 23rd minute David Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Vaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radoslaw Zukowski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacinto Vaz having to make a save. In the 29th match minute, Ken United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Serpa to maneuver through the defense. After 31 minutes, Humberto Velasques made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Ken United's Jacinto Vaz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the game, Pedro Travassos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ken United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Futebol Espinhel the free kick. In the 37th minute, Pedro Travassos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacinto Vaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute of the match Futebol Espinhel got a corner. Ken United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Radoslaw Zukowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Borba in the 44th minute of play forced Ken United's goalkeeper Jacinto Vaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Humberto Velasques to make the kick off. The supporters of Futebol Espinhel booed when Ken United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Freire didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute Radoslaw Zukowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Vaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Vaz having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Ken United's goal looked a bit too open when Germano Borba came free, but Jacinto Vaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Velasques in the 76th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, Futebol Espinhel's David Rocha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jacinto Vaz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ken United's goalkeeper Jacinto Vaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jacinto Vaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Velasques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Futebol Espinhel's Celso Vasconcelos got control of the ball when Rui Bento tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 89th minute of the match Caleb Bayne sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jacinto Vaz skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zarco Festas during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Futebol Espinhel getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Zarco Festas hit a great ball. Futebol Espinhel's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.