League Play-Off

Estadio Tapadao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when José Paiva made the kick off which started today's match. When Tiago Abreu got free in front of the goal in the 5th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Paulo Guerra was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. José Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Paulo Guerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristiano Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. SC Corsas's Cristiano Cruz got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Éder Vital fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Almeida having to interfere. José Paiva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Paulo Guerra made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paiva in the 34th minute of play forced SC Corsas's goalkeeper Paulo Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Abreu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Paulo Guerra firmly grabbed it by the left post. Silvano Andrade hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. José Paiva was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 47th minute. SC Tapadao's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 48th minute, SC Corsas's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tiago Abreu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Tiago Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Guerra having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristiano Cruz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Paiva in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo Guerra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Corsas's goalkeeper Paulo Guerra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tiago Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Guerra having to interfere. When Tiago Abreu came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the SC Tapadao 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 Tiago Abreu couldn't finish the play. Éder Vital might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristiano Almeida. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Éder Vital ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristiano Almeida made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Éder Vital sent off a good shot on target. José Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Guerra having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Tiago Abreu 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 referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mário Vale during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mário Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Paulo Guerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Paulo Guerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Guerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Guerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After having played for 95 minutes, José Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Tapadao's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Paiva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.