League Play-Off

Paradanca
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. Mariano Andrade started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristiano Ferro in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lúcio Coelho saved Paradanca from getting behind. Mariano Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Lúcio Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th match minute, Paradanca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Brás to maneuver through the defense. Filipe Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítor Costa in the 24th minute of the match. Cristiano Ferro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Coelho having to interfere. Paradanca's Lúcio Coelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Andrade in the 29th minute of play. Lúcio Coelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Andrade in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Vítor Macedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lúcio Coelho came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Curros's Mariano Andrade. But to his dismay, Mariano Andrade quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 45th minute, Duarte Leite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vítor Costa to make the kick off. With a little luck, Paradanca's Lúcio Coelho got control of the ball when Cristiano Ferro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Amílcar Esteves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Mariano Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Curros's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lúcio Coelho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Paradanca's Lúcio Coelho got control of the ball when Cristiano Ferro tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Mariano Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Curros's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lúcio Coelho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 65 minutes into the match, Paradanca's goalkeeper Lúcio Coelho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristiano Ferro. In the 67th match minute, Curros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by António Vieira to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the game, Paradanca's Basílio Trindade nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Filipe Dias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The Paradanca fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Paradanca's Basílio Trindade looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mariano Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Coelho having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Vítor Costa 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. When Vítor Macedo came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Paradanca 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 Vítor Macedo couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd minute, Mariano Andrade 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. 96 minutes into the game, Curros's Cristiano Ferro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lúcio Coelho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Paradanca's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.