League Play-Off

Estadio Gondifellos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cláudio Reis started the match with the kick off. Bartolo FC's Reginaldo Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alexandre Lisboa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but André Gueifão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Rogério Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heitor Monteiro in the 8th minute of play. With a little luck, Bartolo FC's Rogério Queirós got control of the ball when Rafael Vieira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alexandre Lisboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Gueifão having to interfere. After 18 played minutes Cláudio Reis rounded Bartolo FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. André Faria's late challenge caught a Bartolo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. André Faria helped the player get up and apologised. Alexandre Lisboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 27 minutes into the match, Gondifellos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Lisboa came free, but André Gueifão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reginaldo Santos struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. André Gueifão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bartolo FC. In the 32nd minute, Heitor Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. André Gueifão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Lisboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Reginaldo Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bartolo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Reginaldo Santos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Gueifão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Lisboa in the 39th minute of play forced Gondifellos FC's goalkeeper André Gueifão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Márcio Varela struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. André Gueifão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bartolo FC. When Rafael Vieira fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gondifellos FC's protests and gave Rafael Vieira a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Gondifellos FC's Rafael Vieira got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 44th minute of the game. One of Gondifellos FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bartolo FC:s goal. André Gueifão went to the wrong direction when Hamilton Falcão was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexandre Lisboa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Alexandre Lisboa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of André Gueifão, 1-1. After 57 minutes, Reginaldo Santos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bartolo FC and the Gondifellos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 58 played minutes Bartolo FC got a freekick which was hit by Reginaldo Santos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heitor Monteiro in the 59th minute of play forced Bartolo FC's goalkeeper Rogério Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Heitor Paredes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rogério Queirós. Bartolo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Heitor Paredes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cláudio Reis in the 64th minute of play forced Bartolo FC's goalkeeper Rogério Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 played minutes Gondifellos FC got a freekick which was hit by André Soares. Alexandre Lisboa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of André Gueifão when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, Gondifellos FC's André Gueifão got control of the ball when Reginaldo Santos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gondifellos FC's goalkeeper André Gueifão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Heitor Monteiro hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. With his leg André Gueifão managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Bartolo FC's Alexandre Lisboa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Hamilton Falcão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 84 minutes into the game, Gondifellos FC's Heitor Paredes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rogério Queirós made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Vieira in the 89th minute of play forced Bartolo FC's goalkeeper Rogério Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 90 minutes of play, Gondifellos FC's Heitor Paredes made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rogério Queirós was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Gondifellos FC's Rafael Vieira got a free kick in the 94th minute. Gondifellos FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.