League Play-Off

Nozedo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augusto Nogueira started the match with the kick off. José Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Américo Miranda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 5 played minutes Nozedo FC got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Macedo. Augusto Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Veiga having to interfere. Bruno Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Miranda having to interfere. Gonçalo Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Augusto Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruno Freitas struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Américo Miranda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nozedo FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Soares in the 37th minute of play forced Nozedo FC's goalkeeper Daniel Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, SC Pardieiro's goalkeeper Américo Miranda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Rocha. The supporters of Nozedo FC booed when SC Pardieiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the SC Pardieiro defense, José Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Américo Miranda. The SC Pardieiro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Américo Miranda should have stopped the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Américo Miranda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Augusto Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When SC Pardieiro's Augusto Nogueira in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nozedo FC's goalie prevented a goal. Américo Miranda came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Nozedo FC's José Rocha. But to his dismay, José Rocha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 70th minute, Gonçalo Soares made a precise shot to the right of Daniel Veiga. Nozedo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 74th minute, Pedro Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 79 minutes into the match, José Rocha notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of SC Pardieiro's Américo Miranda. Américo Miranda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 85th match minute, SC Pardieiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. Américo Miranda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Américo Miranda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Freitas's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Américo Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Macedo in the 97th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Nozedo FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while SC Pardieiro had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.