League Play-Off

Estadio Paramia
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hugo Amaral got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emílio Carneiro in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Dantas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Xavier Amaro came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the SC Paramia 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 Xavier Amaro couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes into the match, SC Urzal's Emílio Carneiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Dantas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hélder Abreu during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hélder Abreu hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Jacinto Valente charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacinto Valente the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SC Paramia booed when SC Urzal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Valente didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of SC Urzal booed when SC Paramia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, Hugo Amaral made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Dantas. SC Paramia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 24 minutes into the game, SC Urzal's Hugo Amaral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Dantas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 28th minute, Hélder Abreu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, SC Urzal's Raul Pinho tried to score from far away in the 29th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Cândido Veiga tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Pedro Dantas. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-3 in the 35th minute. After having played for 40 minutes, Xavier Amaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Paramia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavier Amaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pedro Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Amaral in the 47th minute of play. After the first half SC Urzal were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Trindade to make the kick off. A collision led to SC Paramia getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Cândido Veiga hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Amaral in the 65th minute of play forced SC Paramia's goalkeeper Pedro Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Amaral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Dantas having to make a save. Xavier Amaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Amaro in the 80th minute of play forced SC Urzal's goalkeeper Cristóvão Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xavier Amaro took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristóvão Valente. Cristóvão Valente dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Amaral in the 85th minute of play forced SC Paramia's goalkeeper Pedro Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xavier Amaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Xavier Amaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Cristóvão Valente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The SC Paramia supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SC Urzal's performance. The match ended with a win for SC Urzal.