League Play-Off

Ormal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hélio Barata made the kick off which started today's match. Diogo Amorims short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Ivan Soares to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Cagarata's zone, Higinio Ruisko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Soares came out of the goal and Higinio Ruisko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francisco Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélio Barata in the 9th minute of the match. Ormal's Francisco Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélio Barata in the 11th minute of play. After 13 minutes of play, Cagarata's Miguel Palha made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Francisco Abreu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Maurício Domingues was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Diogo Amorim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 27 minutes of play, Ormal's Oliveira Viegas made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivan Soares was left in no man's land by his defense there! Francisco Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Palha, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 35 minutes into the match, Ormal's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Palha came free, but Francisco Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diogo Amorim's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivan Soares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Francisco Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Barata in the 45th minute of play. Diogo Amorims short, quick shot in the 48thth minute got Ivan Soares to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Diogo Amorim to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Ormal getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Gil Viana hit a great ball. The long shot by Maurício Domingues in the 53rd minute really tested Francisco Abreu's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Diogo Amorim 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. Diogo Amorim scored 2-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivan Soares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ormal's Francisco Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélio Barata in the 65th minute of play. Ivan Soares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diogo Amorim's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Cagarata's Ivan Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliveira Viegas in the 69th minute of play. Higinio Ruisko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Palha in the 76th minute of play. Oliveira Viegas might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivan Soares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oliveira Viegas ran back to his position shaking his head. Diogo Amorim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivan Soares having to make a save. Ivan Soares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diogo Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. If Oliveira Viegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute Diogo Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Amorim in the 87th minute of play forced Cagarata's goalkeeper Ivan Soares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cagarata's zone, Higinio Ruisko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Soares came out of the goal and Higinio Ruisko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Ormal's Diogo Amorim in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cagarata's goalie prevented a goal. Francisco Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélio Barata, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Ivan Soares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diogo Amorim's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ormal fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cagarata had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.