League Play-Off

xumaço estadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lucas Vale started the match with the kick off. In the 12th minute, Ademar Taborda ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Augusto Amaral was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The supporters of Academia de Talentos booed when Team Xumaço was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute Ademar Taborda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Tavares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute Ademar Taborda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Vale in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ademar Taborda in the 30th minute of play forced Team Xumaço's goalkeeper Augusto Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd match minute, Academia de Talentos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Salgado to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute, Lucas Vale fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Filipe Queirós struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Marcos Tavares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Team Xumaço. After a defensive mix-up in Academia de Talentos's zone, Jorge Torres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Tavares came out of the goal and Jorge Torres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Augusto Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ademar Taborda in the 42nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Academia de Talentos's Ademar Taborda got a free kick in the 44th minute. Augusto Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ademar Taborda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match, Ademar Taborda tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Augusto Amaral saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Gervásio Vilar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Team Xumaço's Augusto Amaral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Team Xumaço from getting a goal against them. Augusto Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ademar Taborda, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After 70 minutes, Vítor Marques mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Team Xumaço and the Academia de Talentos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 70th match minute, Team Xumaço was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Marques to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Team Xumaço's zone, Gervásio Vilar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Augusto Amaral came out of the goal and Gervásio Vilar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rd minute, Gervásio Vilar 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. Gervásio Vilar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Augusto Amaral made a huge save. With a little luck, Team Xumaço's Augusto Amaral got control of the ball when Gervásio Vilar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Augusto Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ademar Taborda in the 89th minute of play. In the 89th match minute, Team Xumaço was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipe Queirós to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Vale's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcos Tavares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. After having played for 95 minutes, Lucas Vale managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Team Xumaço's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucas Vale was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Academia de Talentos eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.