League Play-Off

Estadio Risca
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. Donato Regalado started the match with the kick off. Laurentino Vaz came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by BR SQUAD's Jaime Macedo. But to his dismay, Jaime Macedo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The supporters of SC Risca booed when BR SQUAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristóvão Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Risca's Donato Regalado slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Godfredo Bidari. That made the score 2-1 after 11 minutes of play. Óscar Leão was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 16 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, one of BR SQUAD:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for BR SQUAD. After some careless play in the BR SQUAD defense, Hugo Calado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Godfredo Bidari. The BR SQUAD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Godfredo Bidari should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, BR SQUAD's Eusébio Amaral got a free kick in the 20th minute. SC Risca's Manuel Garcez came free and shot a quick shot against goal 27 minutes in the game, fortunately Godfredo Bidari had problems saving as it came toward the left post. When Rui Ramos fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BR SQUAD's protests and gave Rui Ramos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th match minute, BR SQUAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Ramos to maneuver through the defense. BR SQUAD's Godfredo Bidari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Regalado in the 33rd minute of play. Filipe Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Manuel Garcez could shoot a difficult shot in the 38th minute, which Godfredo Bidari however easily saved by the left post. Godfredo Bidari made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Manuel Garcez sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 41 minutes, Cristóvão Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BR SQUAD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristóvão Soares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Regalado in the 43rd minute of play forced BR SQUAD's goalkeeper Godfredo Bidari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Godfredo Bidari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Regalado, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

52 minutes into the game, SC Risca's Henrique Rodrigues nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Godfredo Bidari made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. A collision led to SC Risca getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Manuel Garcez hit a great ball. Cristóvão Soares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Laurentino Vaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Laurentino Vaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusébio Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Manuel Garcez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Godfredo Bidari. BR SQUAD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Garcez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Godfredo Bidari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Garcez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the game, Henrique Rodrigues cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Godfredo Bidari was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Garcez in the 73rd minute of play forced BR SQUAD's goalkeeper Godfredo Bidari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Godfredo Bidari didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diego Pacheco went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-1 was the resulting score. In the 78th minute Manuel Garcez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Godfredo Bidari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in BR SQUAD fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! The referee gave SC Risca a penalty, 83 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Hugo Calado, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of BR SQUAD's Godfredo Bidari. 8-1. Godfredo Bidari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Regalado, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 92nd minute, Donato Regalado made a precise shot to the right of Godfredo Bidari. BR SQUAD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-1. When the referee ended the match the SC Risca players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.