League Play-Off

Estadio Parede
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fábio Fernandes made the kick off which started today's match. Rafael Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Porto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Morena's zone, José Coelho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diamantino Pereira came out of the goal and José Coelho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, João Porto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Morena's supporters rose to their feet, but João Porto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abel Amaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diamantino Pereira having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Fernandes in the 25th minute of play forced Morena's goalkeeper Diamantino Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diamantino Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fábio Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Parede FC's Rafael Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Castro in the 28th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Pinho during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Parede FC booed when Morena was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Pinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Parede FC's zone, João Porto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafael Esteves came out of the goal and João Porto 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 José Coelho got free with Diamantino Pereira in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rafael Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Rafael Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Porto to make the kick off. When Humberto Andrade fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Parede FC's protests and gave Humberto Andrade a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Parede FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Humberto Andrade hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, Parede FC's goal looked a bit too open when João Porto came free, but Rafael Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Parede FC's zone, Hugo Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafael Esteves came out of the goal and Hugo Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Hugo Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Morena's supporters rose to their feet, but Hugo Castro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Armindo Esteves kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Fábio Fernandes kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. José Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diamantino Pereira having to interfere. Diamantino Pereira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute, Domingos Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Luís Pinho was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 72 minutes had been played. After 73 played minutes Morena got a freekick which was hit by Luís Pinho. Fábio Fernandes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diamantino Pereira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. José Coelho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Coelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Diamantino Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Coelho struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Diamantino Pereira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Parede FC. If Fábio Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Hugo Castro sped through Parede FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rafael Esteves. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Morena eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.