League Play-Off

GREEN ARENA
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mateo Veremundo made the kick off which started today's match. Zava FC's Eusébio Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Zava FC from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Fernandes during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tomás Araújo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Valente in the 9th minute of the match. Mateo Veremundo scored 1-0 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eusébio Cruz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 15th minute, Vasco Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, GREENVILLE F. C.'s Eusébio Cruz threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Henrique Amaral, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tomás Araújo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amílcar Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. GREENVILLE F. C.'s Mateo Veremundo was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 24th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Henrique Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Tomás Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armindo Machado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Américo Leão in the 34th minute of play forced GREENVILLE F. C.'s goalkeeper Tomás Araújo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateo Veremundo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 40 minutes of play, Zava FC's Armindo Machado made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Araújo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 45 minutes into the match, GREENVILLE F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Armindo Machado came free, but Tomás Araújo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomás Araújo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amílcar Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

Henrique Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Eusébio Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When GREENVILLE F. C.'s Mateo Veremundo 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 Zava FC's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to GREENVILLE F. C. getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Henrique Amaral hit a great ball. Armindo Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Araújo having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armindo Machado got free with Tomás Araújo in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Henrique Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mateo Veremundo might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eusébio Cruz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mateo Veremundo ran back to his position shaking his head. Mateo Veremundo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Eusébio Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to GREENVILLE F. C. getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Vasco Pinheiro hit a great ball. In the 71stth minute of the game Mateo Veremundo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zava FC's Eusébio Cruz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Carlos Fernandes kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 74 played minutes Zava FC got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Paredes. Tomás Araújo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armindo Machado in the 80th minute. Eusébio Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateo Veremundo in the 83rd minute of the match. Eusébio Cruz came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by GREENVILLE F. C.'s Mateo Veremundo. But to his dismay, Mateo Veremundo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After 90 minutes, José Valente mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zava FC and the GREENVILLE F. C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 90th minute, José Valente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zava FC's Eusébio Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Veremundo in the 91st minute of play. Eusébio Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateo Veremundo in the 94th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Zava FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for GREENVILLE F. C..