League Play-Off

Calvelhe
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. Gaspar Abreu started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Lopes in the 6th minute of play forced Anunnaki United's goalkeeper Cristóvão Matias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 11 minutes, Jorge Leão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Calvelhe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Leão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gaspar Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 16 in the game by Jorge Leão from a close distance when the talented Cristóvão Matias managed to make a qualified save. Anunnaki United's players were relieved. Zarco Moreira hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Horácio Vilarinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Domingues having to interfere. Cristóvão Matias didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Viana went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Jorge Leão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Cristóvão Matias made a huge save. If Gaspar Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Horácio Vilarinho was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute Horácio Vilarinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Domingues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Norberto Cordeiro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, José Domingues skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Jorge Leão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 65 minutes, Gaspar Abreu made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Anunnaki United's Cristóvão Matias tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Anunnaki United's Cristóvão Matias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Abreu in the 72nd minute of play. Cristóvão Matias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Abreu in the 74th minute of the match. Filipe Viegas's late challenge caught a Anunnaki United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filipe Viegas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st minute, Filipe Viegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, Anunnaki United's Norberto Cordeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Domingues narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gaspar Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Jorge Leão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristóvão Matias was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Gaspar Abreu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Silvério Rebocho's late challenge caught a Calvelhe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silvério Rebocho helped the player get up and apologised. Silvério Rebocho kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. After 96 minutes of play, Calvelhe's Gaspar Abreu made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristóvão Matias was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the Calvelhe players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.