League Play-Off

Paraimo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Henrique Valadares made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Lourenço Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute, Silvano Onofre got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvestre Cavaco got free with Jari Gabriel in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teófilo Aleixo during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SC Paraimo getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Teófilo Aleixo hit a great ball. Plácido Martins stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulo Barros's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Jari Gabriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrique Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Hugo Valente could shoot a difficult shot in the 14th minute, which Jari Gabriel however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, AC Real's Jari Gabriel got control of the ball when Silvestre Cavaco tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 18 minutes of play, AC Real's Jorge Machado made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Plácido Martins was left in no man's land by his defense there! 23 minutes into the game, SC Paraimo's Henrique Valadares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jari Gabriel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Hugo Valente could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Jari Gabriel made a huge save. Plácido Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Barros in the 30th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Paulo Barros made a precise shot to the right of Plácido Martins. SC Paraimo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 38 minutes into the match, SC Paraimo's goal looked a bit too open when Catarino Santos came free, but Plácido Martins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Paraimo's Isidoro Loureiro shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 41st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jari Gabriel but with some difficulty. Lourenço Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Valadares in the 48th minute of play forced AC Real's goalkeeper Jari Gabriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The SC Paraimo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AC Real were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paulo Barros made a kick off. When AC Real's Paulo Barros in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Paraimo's goalie prevented a goal. Plácido Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Machado, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Lourenço Rocha was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 58 minutes into the match. Jari Gabriel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Valadares in the 70th minute of the match. In the 74th minute Henrique Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jari Gabriel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jari Gabriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Cavaco in the 79th minute of play. Delfim Vieira charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Delfim Vieira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 80 played minutes AC Real got a freekick which was hit by Delfim Vieira. A collision led to AC Real getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Catarino Santos hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the match, SC Paraimo's Teófilo Aleixo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jari Gabriel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SC Paraimo's Plácido Martins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save SC Paraimo from getting a goal against them. Jorge Machado's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Plácido Martins read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Teófilo Aleixo threw the ball into play from the sideline. AC Real's Catarino Santos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 92 minutes into the match, AC Real's Catarino Santos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Plácido Martins narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Jorge Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.