League Play-Off

Pedravedra
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Abadessa's Dário Veríssimo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Amável Mourão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amável Mourão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Alexandre Valadão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Caio Espinosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Valadão having to interfere. If Caio Espinosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Valadão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Caio Espinosa in the 16th minute. Barcelona's David Sardinha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dário Veríssimo in the 21st minute of play. Alexandre Valadão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Caio Espinosa in the 22nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Caio Espinosa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alexandre Valadão. That made the score 1-0 in the 24 minute of play. Alexandre Valadão made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Caio Espinosa sent off a good shot on target. In the 31st minute Amável Mourão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Valadão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caio Espinosa struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Alexandre Valadão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barcelona. If Sálvio Avelar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Valadão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amável Mourão in the 41st minute of play. If Amável Mourão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Valadão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Caio Espinosa in the 45th minute. If Amável Mourão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Amável Mourão was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the SC Abadessa defense, Caio Espinosa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexandre Valadão. The SC Abadessa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexandre Valadão should have stopped the shot. Caio Espinosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Valadão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Mansilha in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Caio Espinosa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barcelona fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Alexandre Valadão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amável Mourão in the 64th minute of play. Amável Mourão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Alexandre Valadão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sálvio Avelar came free in the 69th minute and tried to tip the ball over David Sardinha, but to the joy of Barcelona's supporters the ball went over. After a rather tough play, Barcelona's Carlos Gois got a free kick in the 70th minute. Alexandre Valadão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caio Espinosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amável Mourão in the 83rd minute of play forced SC Abadessa's goalkeeper Alexandre Valadão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Valadão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amável Mourão, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Alexandre Valadão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caio Espinosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After having played for 93 minutes, Caio Espinosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barcelona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Caio Espinosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dário Veríssimo during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Barcelona's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.