League Play-Off

Solteiras
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eduardo Domingues took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jacinto Pacheco might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guilherme Caldeira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jacinto Pacheco ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 9 minutes, Abel Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Solteiras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abel Barbosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Samuel Zarco hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute of the match, Jacinto Pacheco tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Guilherme Caldeira saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Domingues in the 16th minute of play forced SC Solteiras's goalkeeper Bruno Sá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Abel Barbosa fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Solteiras's protests and gave Abel Barbosa a yellow card for diving instead. Samuel Zarco was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 19th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 26th minute, Cândido Paredes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Solteiras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 29th minute Jacinto Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guilherme Caldeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Renato Monteiro during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SC Solteiras booed when Eixo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Renato Monteiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Cândido Paredes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Renato Monteiro got his second yellow card in the match during the 38th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Eixo's Renato Monteiro got a free kick in the 39th minute. 40 minutes into the match, SC Solteiras's Jacinto Pacheco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guilherme Caldeira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Eixo's Guilherme Caldeira got control of the ball when Cândido Paredes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If Cândido Paredes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cândido Paredes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Guilherme Caldeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. If Eduardo Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cândido Paredes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Guilherme Caldeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 71 minutes, Jacinto Pacheco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Solteiras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacinto Pacheco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SC Solteiras's Cândido Paredes got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, SC Solteiras's Jacinto Pacheco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guilherme Caldeira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eixo's Guilherme Caldeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Barbosa in the 87th minute of play. Jacinto Pacheco succeeded in the game's 88th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. When Jacinto Pacheco came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the SC Solteiras 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 Jacinto Pacheco couldn't finish the play. Jacinto Pacheco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Guilherme Caldeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guilherme Caldeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cândido Paredes, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. There was no doubt that SC Solteiras were the better team. SC Solteiras's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.