League Play-Off

Estadio Pardo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mário Neto kicked off to start the match. Lucas Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Rocha having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Oliveira in the 10th minute of play forced Pardo FC's goalkeeper Pedro Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 15 minutes, Lucas Oliveira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pinhete FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucas Oliveira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pardo FC's Pedro Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mário Neto in the 17th minute of play. Lucas Oliveira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 25th match minute, Pardo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastião Machado to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes into the match, Pinhete FC's goalkeeper Eusébio Vaz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Monteiro. Eusébio Vaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Martins in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Manuel Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute of the match, Lucas Martins tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eusébio Vaz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Manuel Monteiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lucas Martins came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Pardo 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 Lucas Martins couldn't finish the play. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Martins was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Monteiro in the 54th minute of play forced Pinhete FC's goalkeeper Eusébio Vaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucas Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lucas Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Mário Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Faro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pedro Rocha. Pardo FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lucas Oliveira struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Pedro Rocha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pinhete FC. Manuel Monteiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 77th minute, Tomás Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Pardo FC's Diamantino Branco tried to score from far away in the 78th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Lucas Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Rocha having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Manuel Monteiro notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Pinhete FC's Eusébio Vaz. Eusébio Vaz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 93 minutes into the game, Manuel Monteiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Eusébio Vaz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lucas Oliveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Pedro Rocha made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Pardo FC had won after a very even match.