League Play-Off

Usseira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolas Viegas kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Odelouca's goalkeeper Carlo Sauca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gaspar Rebelo. With a little luck, Odelouca's Carlo Sauca got control of the ball when Marco Júdice tried to sneak it across the goal line. Amado Távora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Assunção in the 15th minute of play. The supporters of Odelouca booed when Usseira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Rebelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute Dennis Mårtensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Távora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Maksymilian Czysta made a precise shot to the right of Amado Távora. Usseira's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 26th minute Maksymilian Czysta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Távora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emílio Cardoso in the 27th minute of play forced Usseira's goalkeeper Amado Távora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maksymilian Czysta in the 28th minute of play forced Usseira's goalkeeper Amado Távora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julião Mafra hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute Adolfo Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Távora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Usseira's Amado Távora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Mårtensson in the 34th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Gaspar Rebelo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Usseira's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaspar Rebelo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlo Sauca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Dennis Mårtensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlo Sauca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Viegas in the 44th minute of play. Odelouca's Alfredo Sousa got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emílio Cardoso in the 47th minute of play forced Usseira's goalkeeper Amado Távora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dennis Mårtensson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Usseira's Gaspar Rebelo made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlo Sauca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Usseira's Amado Távora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maksymilian Czysta in the 59th minute of play. In the 59th minute Maksymilian Czysta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Távora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julião Mafra got his second yellow card in the match during the 60th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Usseira's Julião Mafra got a free kick in the 61st minute. Amado Távora made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Dennis Mårtensson sent off a good shot on target. Amado Távora made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adolfo Cruz in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Odelouca's Rafael Assunção ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Amado Távora. Amado Távora yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. After 69 played minutes Usseira got a freekick which was hit by Diego Vital. Adolfo Cruz was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 70th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Emílio Cardoso scored 2-4 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amado Távora, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dennis Mårtensson got free with Amado Távora in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diego Vital lost his temper 90 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Amado Távora was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Adolfo Cruz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Leão in the 93rd minute of play forced Usseira's goalkeeper Amado Távora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Usseira's Amado Távora got control of the ball when Rafael Assunção tried to sneak it across the goal line. Odelouca's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.