League Play-Off

Roussa
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Heitor Carvalho got the match started through his kick off. Ajude FC's Manuel Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heitor Carvalho in the 8th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Ajude FC got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Matias. João Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Inácio Teixeira 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. Pedro Dias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. João Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Pedro Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Pedro Dias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ajude FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Dias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. André Dominguess short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Manuel Ferreira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 26 minutes into the match, Ajude FC's goal looked a bit too open when Heitor Carvalho came free, but Manuel Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ajude FC's Eusébio Jesus got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 34th minute, Inácio Teixeira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Leite was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ajude FC's Manuel Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heitor Carvalho in the 42nd minute of play. Manuel Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heitor Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Ajude FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Júlio Figueiredo hit a great ball. After having played for 47 minutes, André Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roussa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Domingues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

After a rather tough play, Ajude FC's Júlio Figueiredo got a free kick in the 54th minute. Ajude FC's Inácio Teixeira got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Inácio Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ajude FC's goalkeeper Manuel Ferreira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 64 minutes, Pedro Faro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ajude FC and the Roussa FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th minute, Pedro Faro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manuel Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heitor Carvalho in the 66th minute of play. Pedro Dias struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. João Leite didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ajude FC. When Heitor Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Roussa FC 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 Heitor Carvalho couldn't finish the play. If Marco Anjos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, Roussa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Inácio Teixeira came free, but João Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Inácio Teixeira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Leite was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Pedro Dias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Roussa FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Eusébio Leão hit a great ball. After having played for 87 minutes, Inácio Teixeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ajude FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Inácio Teixeira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 89th minute, Pedro Dias 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. João Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inácio Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the match, Roussa FC's goalkeeper João Leite had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Dias. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ajude FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.