League Play-Off

Estadio Azedia
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. André Porto started the match with the kick off. André Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Sebastião Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Orvalhos's Eduardo Gomes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastião Barbosa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. João Leão came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Azedia's Alexandre Moura. But to his dismay, Alexandre Moura quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Tiago Campos struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. João Leão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Azedia. If Alexandre Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tiago Campos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orvalhos's João Leão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Orvalhos from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hugo Anjos during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hugo Anjos hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Orvalhos's zone, Alexandre Moura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Leão came out of the goal and Alexandre Moura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alexandre Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Leão having to interfere. In the 37th match minute, Orvalhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lourenço Gueifão to maneuver through the defense. Alexandre Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Leão having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tiago Campos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Alexandre Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastião Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Porto in the 57th minute of play. Albertino Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albertino Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. João Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Moura in the 67th minute of the match. João Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Campos in the 73rd minute of play. When Alexandre Moura came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the SC Azedia 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 Alexandre Moura couldn't finish the play. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Orvalhos! João Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Moura in the 88th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Tiago Campos managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Azedia's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiago Campos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Leão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Tiago Campos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 99th minute of the match Pedro Assunção sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Leão skillfully saved the ball. There was no doubt that SC Azedia were the better team. SC Azedia's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.