League Play-Off

Paraiso
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorge Gomes got the match started through his kick off. If Bruno Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Augusto Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Antunes in the 8th minute of the match. Paulo Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Monteiro having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jorge Gomes in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardo Coimbra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Augusto Monteiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Antunes in the 22nd minute of play. After having played for 27 minutes, Rogério Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Rocamondo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rogério Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mário Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Bruno Sá 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 SC Rocamondo's goalkeeper Augusto Monteiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Augusto Monteiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Moura in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Cabral in the 40th minute of play forced SC Paraiso's goalkeeper Ricardo Coimbra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Paulo Cabral 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

55 minutes into the match, Bruno Sá notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of SC Rocamondo's Augusto Monteiro. Augusto Monteiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Augusto Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute, Fernando Gomes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Rocamondo's Paulo Cabral slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ricardo Coimbra. That made the score 1-2 after 66 minutes of play. If Jorge Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 74 minutes of play, SC Paraiso's Bruno Sá made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Augusto Monteiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Paulo Antunes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augusto Monteiro was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. After having played for 89 minutes, Paulo Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Paraiso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Antunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Jorge Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.