League Play-Off

Estadio Areoza
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. Nuno Pedroso started the match with the kick off. Lucas Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 鲁天辉 in the 3rd minute of play. 鲁天辉 took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucas Silva. Lucas Silva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Oliveira Santarém took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Pedroso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, NAGOYA OCEANS's goalkeeper Oliveira Santarém had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Oliveira. 14 minutes into the match, Areoza's goal looked a bit too open when 鲁天辉 came free, but Lucas Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaspar Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, NAGOYA OCEANS's goalkeeper Oliveira Santarém had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Oliveira. If 鲁天辉 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaspar Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Lucas Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 鲁天辉 scored 0-2 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lucas Silva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 鲁天辉 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucas Silva having to make a save. After the first half NAGOYA OCEANS were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Gaspar Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Silva having to interfere. If 鲁天辉 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Areoza's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Gaspar Pinheiro scored to the left of an out of position Lucas Silva, making the score, 0-3. Oliveira Santarém made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Matias in the 69th minute of play. After some careless play in the NAGOYA OCEANS defense, Carlos Oliveira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oliveira Santarém. The NAGOYA OCEANS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oliveira Santarém should have stopped the shot. In the 74th minute Nuno Pedroso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliveira Santarém saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 minutes, Jaime Gonçalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Areoza and the NAGOYA OCEANS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jaime Gonçalves kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Lucas Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Pinheiro in the 91st minute of play. After some careless play in the NAGOYA OCEANS defense, Eusébio Matias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oliveira Santarém. The NAGOYA OCEANS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oliveira Santarém should have stopped the shot. When the match was over NAGOYA OCEANS could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Areoza throughout the match.