League Play-Off

Conde Dias Garcia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Sousa got the match started through his kick off. When Daniel Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Pandoses 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 Daniel Sousa couldn't finish the play. Alexandrino Cerqueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Sousa in the 8th minute of the match. Raul Rijo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Emílio Sá tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raul Rijo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Sá having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Lourenço Reis 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. 30 minutes into the match, Pandoses FC's Lourenço Reis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexandrino Cerqueira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 33 minutes into the game, Daniel Sousa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Alexandrino Cerqueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Lourenço Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lourenço Reis came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Pandoses 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 Lourenço Reis couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Teófilo Abreu was the one to do the kick off. Teófilo Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Sá having to interfere. Fernando Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. ZionFC's Domingos Noronha was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Emílio Sá in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. ZionFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Daniel Sousa scored to the left of an out of position Alexandrino Cerqueira, making the score, 0-3. Dércio Rocha took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emílio Sá. Pandoses FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Daniel Sousa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alexandrino Cerqueira, 1-4. Alexandrino Cerqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ZionFC's zone, Daniel Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexandrino Cerqueira came out of the goal and Daniel Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th minute Teófilo Abreu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emílio Sá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Pandoses FC defense, Raul Rijo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emílio Sá. The Pandoses FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emílio Sá should have stopped the shot.