League Play-Off

Cerquedo
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexandre Fontes made the kick off which started today's match. If Gaspar Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the match, Valada's Gaspar Monteiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Paiva narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Gaspar Monteiro 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. If Gaspar Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Paiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Monteiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Fontes in the 22nd minute of play forced Valada's goalkeeper Amílcar Morais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gaspar Monteiro took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised José Paiva. José Paiva 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. In the 30th minute, Tiago Matos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Amílcar Morais. The goal made the score 1-1. When Abel Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Valada 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 Abel Pereira couldn't finish the play. When Alexandre Fontes came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Cerquedo 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 Alexandre Fontes couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Tiago Matos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cerquedo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiago Matos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amílcar Morais breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abel Pereira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gaspar Monteiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Paiva having to interfere. Américo Ferro charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Américo Ferro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When %teams%'s Abel Pereira was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-3 just inside the left pole, 58 minutes into the game. José Paiva was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. When Tiago Matos came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Cerquedo 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 Tiago Matos couldn't finish the play. Alexandre Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Amílcar Morais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Alexandre Fontes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cerquedo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Fontes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amílcar Morais breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 71 minutes into the game, Manuel Brás was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valada's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cerquedo FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Valada's Manuel Brás got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Tiago Matos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cerquedo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Gaspar Monteiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but José Paiva made a huge save. Amílcar Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Matos in the 80th minute of play. Manuel Brás hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. When Tiago Matos came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Cerquedo 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 Tiago Matos couldn't finish the play. Tiago Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Amílcar Morais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Baptista's late challenge caught a Valada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luís Baptista helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Valada booed when Cerquedo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Baptista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amílcar Morais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Valada's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Fontes came free, but Amílcar Morais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Cerquedo FC booed when Valada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute Cerquedo FC were awarded a corner. Daniel Pinheiro went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Cerquedo FC's Américo Ferro to a score. 3-3 in the 96th minute.