League Play-Off

Bora Bora
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Vaca Malhada FC's Avelino Cunha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Saúl Ramires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Espírito Santo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saúl Ramires, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute, Tobias Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sandro Belo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Carlos Espírito Santo made a huge save. Carlos Espírito Santo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saúl Ramires's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Valentim Freitas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vaca Malhada FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mirage FC the free kick. Valentim Freitas hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Saúl Ramires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Carlos Espírito Santo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Saúl Ramires's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Espírito Santo was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Jaime Carneiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardo Veríssimo went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Tobias Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Espírito Santo having to interfere. In the 32nd minute of the match, Sandro Belo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Carlos Espírito Santo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 34 minutes into the match, Vaca Malhada FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tobias Vidal came free, but Carlos Espírito Santo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 minutes of play, Vaca Malhada FC's Jaime Vaz made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jaime Carneiro was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saúl Ramires to make the kick off. After having played for 61 minutes, Sandro Belo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mirage FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sandro Belo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 65 minutes into the match, Mirage FC's goalkeeper Jaime Carneiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Vaz. The supporters of Vaca Malhada FC booed when Mirage FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Baião didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Jaime Vaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mirage FC's Saúl Ramires in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vaca Malhada FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avelino Cunha in the 82nd minute of play forced Mirage FC's goalkeeper Jaime Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Avelino Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avelino Cunha in the 89th minute of play forced Mirage FC's goalkeeper Jaime Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mirage FC's Jaime Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avelino Cunha in the 94th minute of play. Álvaro Brites kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The Vaca Malhada FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.