League Play-Off

Estadio Almancos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Severino Rijo in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Heitor Rocha saved Almancos FC from getting behind. 8 minutes into the game, Ivan Junqueira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sacotes FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Almancos FC the free kick. Xavier Caiado charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xavier Caiado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th minute, Xavier Caiado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Almancos FC's Emanuel Dantas got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rui Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adalberto Maciel in the 23rd minute of play forced Almancos FC's goalkeeper Heitor Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Almancos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Rijo came free, but Heitor Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 30 minutes, Emanuel Miranda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almancos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuel Miranda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Adalberto Maciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34thth minute of the game Adalberto Maciel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Almancos FC's Heitor Rocha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Miranda during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Emanuel Miranda hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Severino Rijo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Heitor Rocha was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Sacotes FC's Xavier Caiado got a free kick in the 44th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Daniel Branco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Almancos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Branco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adolfo Luz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amadeu Fontes to make the kick off. When Sacotes FC's Severino Rijo in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Almancos FC's goalie prevented a goal. Severino Rijo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Adalberto Maciel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sacotes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Adalberto Maciel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Heitor Rocha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adalberto Maciel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Heitor Rocha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Amadeu Fontes hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute, Adalberto Maciel fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Severino Rijo took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Heitor Rocha to make any attempt to save it. Heitor Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Rijo in the 71st minute of play. Amadeu Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Adolfo Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Almancos FC's goalkeeper Heitor Rocha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adalberto Maciel succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 82nd playminute. If Amadeu Fontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Branco in the 89th minute of play forced Sacotes FC's goalkeeper Adolfo Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Severino Rijo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heitor Rocha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute Amadeu Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Luz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Almancos FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sacotes FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Sacotes FC.