League Play-Off

Estadio Palmeiras
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Palmeiras's Joel Almeida ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vivaldo Aragão. Vivaldo Aragão yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Miguel Vilar hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Afonso Nogueira got a free kick in the 24th minute. Manuel Pedroso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palmeiras's goalkeeper Simão Sousa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 37th minute Joel Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vivaldo Aragão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Almeida in the 39th minute of play forced Fafe's goalkeeper Vivaldo Aragão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vivaldo Aragão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Almeida in the 44th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Vivaldo Aragão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Pedroso in the 54th minute of play forced Fafe's goalkeeper Vivaldo Aragão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Vilar struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Simão Sousa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fafe. Vivaldo Aragão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Pedroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. If Alcides Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes into the game, Lázaro Leme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fafe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palmeiras the free kick. The referee gave Palmeiras a penalty, 74 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rodrigo Soares, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Fafe's Vivaldo Aragão. 3-0. 78 minutes into the game, one of Fafe:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 79th minute there was a penalty for Palmeiras. Rodrigo Soares stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Vivaldo Aragão. 4-0. Manuel Pedroso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joel Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Vivaldo Aragão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Fafe's zone, Mário Almeida stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vivaldo Aragão came out of the goal and Mário Almeida tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There was no doubt that Palmeiras were the better team. Palmeiras's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.