League Play-Off

Dragon Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) When Gervásio Quirino came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the SUPER DRAGÕES FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gervásio Quirino couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Joaquim Carneiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Queimada FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquim Carneiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Altino Neiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 17 minutes into the match, SUPER DRAGÕES FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Carneiro came free, but Altino Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Queimada FC's zone, Manuel Barroso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquim Pires came out of the goal and Manuel Barroso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joaquim Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 27 played minutes Queimada FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Delgado. Altino Neiva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joaquim Carneiro went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 41 minutes into the game, Manuel Barroso recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Joaquim Pires. Manuel Barroso showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Manuel Barroso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Joaquim Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Altino Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Xavier Coelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Barroso in the 59th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, André Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Queimada FC's Joaquim Carneiro got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After having played for 64 minutes, Gervásio Quirino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SUPER DRAGÕES FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gervásio Quirino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 67th minute, Carlos Cardoso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Queimada FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Carneiro in the 71st minute of play forced SUPER DRAGÕES FC's goalkeeper Altino Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gervásio Quirino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Pires having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Manuel Barroso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Pires was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albertino Magalhães during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th match minute, SUPER DRAGÕES FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albertino Magalhães to maneuver through the defense. Altino Neiva was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Xavier Coelho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 95 minute of play. Queimada FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.