League Play-Off

Estadio Pastoria
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Juliano Bezerra made the kick off and thus started the match. Vicente Sales showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nélson Zarco in the 7th minute of the match. After having played for 8 minutes, Benedito Ramalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F C BARCELONA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benedito Ramalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benedito Ramalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Vicente Sales tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benedito Ramalho got free with Vicente Sales in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Viriato Oliveira's late challenge caught a F C BARCELONA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Viriato Oliveira helped the player get up and apologised. Viriato Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Nélson Zarco took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Vicente Sales to make any attempt to save it. F C BARCELONA's Almiro Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juliano Bezerra in the 26th minute of play. After 26 played minutes F C BARCELONA got a freekick which was hit by Diamantino Bernardes. Almiro Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juliano Bezerra in the 27th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Nélson Zarco 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. With a little luck, SC Figueiras's Vicente Sales got control of the ball when Benedito Ramalho tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of SC Figueiras booed when F C BARCELONA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Madruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 40 played minutes, SC Figueiras's Joaquim Domingos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Almiro Miranda came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SC Figueiras reached it. Juliano Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Figueiras's Juliano Bezerra got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Almiro Miranda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Gago, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The supporters of F C BARCELONA booed when SC Figueiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Gago didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nélson Zarco made a kick off. If Juliano Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benedito Ramalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Sales having to interfere. Nélson Zarco might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vicente Sales. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nélson Zarco ran back to his position shaking his head. Benedito Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute, Nélson Zarco 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. 87 minutes into the game, one of F C BARCELONA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After some careless play in the F C BARCELONA defense, Joaquim Domingos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Almiro Miranda. The F C BARCELONA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Almiro Miranda should have stopped the shot. After 95 minutes of play, F C BARCELONA's Benedito Ramalho made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vicente Sales was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juliano Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.