League Play-Off

Deveseira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Paraizo FC's Armando Moutinho fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. If Nuno Vaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Paraizo FC's João Queirós got a free kick in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Queirós in the 18th minute of play forced Paraizo FC's goalkeeper Gustavo Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Deveseira fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Deveseira's Nuno Vaz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in Paraizo FC's zone, Nuno Vaz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Machado came out of the goal and Nuno Vaz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuno Vaz got free with Gustavo Machado in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nuno Queirós could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Gustavo Machado made a huge save. João Queirós's late challenge caught a Deveseira's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Queirós helped the player get up and apologised. After 31 played minutes Paraizo FC got a freekick which was hit by João Queirós. Amadeu Moreira, 32 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Nuno Queirós recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heitor Amaro in the 36th minute of play forced Deveseira's goalkeeper Rui Pacheco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rui Pacheco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Moutinho in the 36th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Paraizo FC's Filipe Figueiredo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Filipe Figueiredo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Paraizo FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Filipe Figueiredo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Paraizo FC! A collision led to Paraizo FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. João Queirós hit a great ball. Nuno Gueifão kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armando Moutinho to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Nuno Queirós had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gustavo Machado. Paraizo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nuno Queirós was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Nuno Vaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Gustavo Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armando Moutinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Rui Pacheco made a huge save. Rui Pacheco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Gustavo Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Queirós in the 69th minute of the match. If Armando Moutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Deveseira's Nuno Vaz got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Nuno Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nuno Valente kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Moutinho got free with Rui Pacheco in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Paraizo FC's goalkeeper Gustavo Machado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Deveseira were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Paraizo FC for a fine match.