League Play-Off

Estadio Noura
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedro Rocha took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sandro Garcia charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandro Garcia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Odiaxere booed when Noura was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Rocha was extremely unlucky when he, in the 7th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Pedro Miranda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Rocha's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. When Paulo Guerreiro came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Odiaxere 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 Guerreiro couldn't finish the play. If Fábio Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Guerreiro in the 17th minute of play forced Noura's goalkeeper Rogério Henriques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 19 played minutes Pedro Rocha rounded Odiaxere's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Rogério Henriques stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fábio Vale's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Pedro Miranda made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Paulo Neto sent off a good shot on target. Paulo Neto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Pedro Miranda when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sandro Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Pedro Miranda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Paulo Guerreiro made the kick off in the second half. During the 54th minute of the match Sandro Garcia completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Sandro Garcia a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Noura getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Sandro Garcia hit a great ball. In the 64th minute Paulo Guerreiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Henriques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute, Paulo Neto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Noura fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Manuel Guerreiro hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. 75 minutes into the match, Odiaxere's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Azevedo came free, but Pedro Miranda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Lourenço Soares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Neto in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Odiaxere's goalkeeper Pedro Miranda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Noura's zone, Paulo Guerreiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rogério Henriques came out of the goal and Paulo Guerreiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Noura's Pedro Rocha got a free kick in the 94th minute. Rogério Henriques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Guerreiro in the 98th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Noura had won after a very even match.