League Play-Off

Luís Gomes de Sá
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Pedroso got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manuel Lisboa during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 2 played minutes Paredao FC got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Lisboa. In the 17thth minute of the game Daniel Pedroso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sport Clube Largo de Rato's António Ávila was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Idalécio Baldaia struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Abel Leite didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sport Clube Largo de Rato. In the 20th minute Daniel Pedroso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Ávila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Idalécio Baldaia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Leite having to interfere. António Ávila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Pedroso in the 28th minute of play. Virgílio Pereira charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Virgílio Pereira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Paredao FC booed when Sport Clube Largo de Rato was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgílio Pereira didn't get a good kick on the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Sport Clube Largo de Rato's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Pedroso came free, but António Ávila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abel Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Idalécio Baldaia in the 37th minute of the match. António Ávila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Pedroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. António Ávila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Delgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Alexandre Delgado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paredao FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Delgado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. António Ávila breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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 Idalécio Baldaia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Aldo Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. António Ávila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Pedroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Alexandre Delgado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of António Ávila. Sport Clube Largo de Rato's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexandre Delgado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Sport Clube Largo de Rato's António Ávila proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Sport Clube Largo de Rato from getting a goal against them. When Daniel Pedroso came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Paredao FC 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 Daniel Pedroso couldn't finish the play. After 94 minutes of play Paredao FC's Manuel Lisboa was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Paredao FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Manuel Lisboa hit a great ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.