League Play-Off

Estadio Palhoca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardo Cardoso took the kick off in the first half of the match. When André Alves fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palhoca's protests and gave André Alves a yellow card for diving instead. Fábio Brás fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Bessa having to interfere. Artur Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Viriato Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SC Fujaco's zone, Artur Lopes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Viriato Figueiredo came out of the goal and Artur Lopes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Palhoca's Basílio Gomes got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, SC Fujaco's goal looked a bit too open when Basílio Gomes came free, but Viriato Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ricardo Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38thth minute of the game Ricardo Cardoso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palhoca's Emanuel Bessa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Ricardo Cardoso notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Palhoca's Emanuel Bessa. Emanuel Bessa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emanuel Bessa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Cardoso in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Ricardo Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Bessa having to interfere. Emanuel Bessa made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Fábio Brás sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Palhoca's Emanuel Bessa got control of the ball when Fábio Brás tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 77 minutes, Raul Maia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Fujaco and the Palhoca players grew even worse after the yellow card. Emanuel Bessa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ricardo Cardoso's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Fábio Brás fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Bessa having to interfere. In the 87thth minute of the game Basílio Gomes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Fujaco's Viriato Figueiredo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Basílio Gomes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After taking down the ball on SC Fujaco's corner Catarino Trindade fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Emanuel Bessa quite easily take care of the ball. 96 minutes into the match, SC Fujaco's goal looked a bit too open when Basílio Gomes came free, but Viriato Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basílio Gomes in the 98th minute of play forced SC Fujaco's goalkeeper Viriato Figueiredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.