League Play-Off

Estadio nog
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Olívio Carmo got the match started through his kick off. ¨¨NOGU&IRA¨¨team's Filip De Wilde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulino Cabral in the 5th minute of play. Israel Neto took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filip De Wilde. Filip De Wilde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Israel Neto scored 0-2 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filip De Wilde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Januário Viana took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filip De Wilde. Filip De Wilde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laureano Veloso in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Filip De Wilde saved ¨¨NOGU&IRA¨¨team from getting behind. A well-hit corner resulted in Aldo Pegado heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Januário Viana took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filip De Wilde. Filip De Wilde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in ¨¨NOGU&IRA¨¨team's zone, Jorge Lobo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filip De Wilde came out of the goal and Jorge Lobo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Filip De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulino Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Ansião United's Laureano Veloso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Filip De Wilde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. The supporters of Ansião United booed when ¨¨NOGU&IRA¨¨team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrício Neves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filip De Wilde didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Januário Viana went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. After 46 minutes of play, Ansião United's Laureano Veloso made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filip De Wilde was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Ansião United were leading 0-8. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Laureano Veloso made the kick off in the second half. Januário Viana hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Israel Neto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Filip De Wilde made a huge save. Filip De Wilde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Pegado in the 58th minute of play. Angélico Zarco kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Filip De Wilde was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Paulino Cabral. Israel Neto scored 0-9 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filip De Wilde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Januário Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filip De Wilde having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Israel Neto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ansião United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. When Paulino Cabral came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Ansião United 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 Paulino Cabral couldn't finish the play. In the 77th minute Laureano Veloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filip De Wilde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Olívio Carmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filip De Wilde came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Ansião United's Israel Neto. But to his dismay, Israel Neto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-11. After 88 minutes, Olívio Carmo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ¨¨NOGU&IRA¨¨team and the Ansião United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Olívio Carmo hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Filip De Wilde came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Ansião United's Laureano Veloso. But to his dismay, Laureano Veloso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-12. Filip De Wilde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulino Cabral in the 96th minute. When the match was over Ansião United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ¨¨NOGU&IRA¨¨team throughout the match.