League Play-Off

Estadio Relva
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zacarias Luz made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the game, Silvestre Telinhos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Massama FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Relva the free kick. A collision led to Massama FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Silvestre Telinhos hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, André Cabral 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. Mariano Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Luz in the 7th minute of play. Mariano Morais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamilton Vilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When %teams%'s André Cabral was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 14 minutes into the game. Caio Granja was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Zacarias Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Mariano Morais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Caio Granja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rui Gonçalves in the 23rd minute. Daniel Aguiar charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Aguiar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SC Relva getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Daniel Aguiar hit a great ball. If Hamilton Vilar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, SC Relva's Daniel Aguiar got a free kick in the 27th minute. Mariano Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Luz in the 28th minute of play. Hamilton Vilar struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Mariano Morais didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Massama FC. In the 33rd minute Zacarias Luz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Morais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 played minutes SC Relva got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Aguiar. After 39 minutes of play SC Relva's Daniel Aguiar was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Daniel Aguiar hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Zacarias Luz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Morais having to interfere. Rui Gonçalves might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Caio Granja. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rui Gonçalves ran back to his position shaking his head. Rui Gonçalves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Caio Granja made a huge save.

Cristiano Baptista charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristiano Baptista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 57 played minutes SC Relva got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Baptista. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zacarias Luz in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mariano Morais saved SC Relva from getting behind. Mariano Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Luz in the 60th minute of play. In the 64th minute, Hamilton Vilar 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. After 66 minutes, Miguel Borba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Relva and the Massama FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Massama FC's Zacarias Luz got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 70 minutes into the match, Massama FC's Hamilton Vilar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mariano Morais narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mariano Morais made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamilton Vilar in the 72nd minute. Hamilton Vilar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Mariano Morais made a huge save. André Cabral kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, SC Relva's goalkeeper Mariano Morais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamilton Vilar. Rui Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 83rd minute of the game. One of Massama FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Relva:s goal. The referee gave SC Relva a penalty, 85 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Pedro Queirós, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Massama FC's Caio Granja. 2-0. After 89 minutes, Gustavo Anjos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Relva and the Massama FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SC Relva getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Gustavo Anjos hit a great ball. The attack was good, but when Zacarias Luz in the 95th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Rui Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio Granja having to interfere. SC Relva's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.