League Play-Off

Taboabela
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Artur Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Melo having to interfere. Taboabela FC's Gustavo Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amílcar Leiria in the 4th minute of play. Bruno Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Domingues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gustavo Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amílcar Leiria in the 10th minute of play. José Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Paredes having to interfere. José Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Paredes having to interfere. Bruno Paredes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Silva in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Amílcar Leiria ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gustavo Melo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in SC Calhandriz's zone, José Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Paredes came out of the goal and José Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Afonso Araújo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Bruno Paredes made a huge save. After 39 played minutes José Silva rounded SC Calhandriz's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Afonso Araújo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Bruno Paredes made a huge save. 46 minutes into the match, Taboabela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Domingues came free, but Gustavo Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Silva to make the kick off. Amílcar Leiria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 54 played minutes Taboabela FC got a freekick which was hit by Emílio Nascimento. Bruno Paredes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Silva in the 58th minute of the match. SC Calhandriz's Bruno Paredes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Silva in the 60th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Taboabela FC's José Silva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Paredes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Armindo Guerreiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Bruno Paredes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 89 minutes of play, Taboabela FC's Afonso Araújo made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Paredes was left in no man's land by his defense there! If José Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If José Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.