League Play-Off

Estadio Paraiso
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when António Guerreiro got the match started through his kick off. Sérgio Queirós made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amadeu Faro in the 3rd minute. Cristiano Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. António Guerreiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Delgado having to interfere. Balada's Sérgio Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Lima in the 8th minute of play. Carlos Melo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Álvaro Delgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeu Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Balada's Sérgio Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Lima in the 22nd minute of play. António Guerreiro succeeded in the game's 25th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amadeu Costa in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Álvaro Delgado saved Paraiso from getting behind. João Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Balada's goalkeeper Sérgio Queirós, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute, António Guerreiro 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. Amadeu Faro hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. A collision led to Balada getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Bruno Ferreira hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristiano Lima stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes of play, Paraiso's João Matos made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sérgio Queirós was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristiano Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Queirós having to interfere. Álvaro Delgado was a little too slow when António Guerreiro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 2-3. Balada's Sérgio Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Matos in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Matos in the 72nd minute of play forced Balada's goalkeeper Sérgio Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. If António Guerreiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfredo Faria hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Álvaro Delgado made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Amadeu Costa sent off a good shot on target. Joaquim Simões kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The Balada players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Paraiso from taking control. The game ends in a draw.