League Play-Off

Pardelinha
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. Inácio Domingues started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Vítor Pinto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pardelinha FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Almansil the free kick. After having played for 3 minutes, Paulo Leão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almansil's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Leão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 7th minute of the match Domingos Sá shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alexandre Miranda showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jaime Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Inácio Domingues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Inácio Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If André Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the game, Vítor Faria was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pardelinha FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Almansil the free kick. Inácio Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Leão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vítor Faria was shown his second yellow card after 39 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Vítor Faria hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Almansil's zone, Henrique Faro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Viana came out of the goal and Henrique Faro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Henrique Faro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Inácio Domingues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Alexandre Miranda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henrique Faro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Viana having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Henrique Faro made a precise shot to the right of João Viana. Almansil's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Inácio Domingues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alexandre Miranda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulo Leão in the 73rd minute. In the 79th minute Inácio Domingues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Leão's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Alexandre Miranda skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Alexandre Miranda didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Almansil's Inácio Domingues shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Inácio Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Almansil's Paulo Leão got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Inácio Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot. Almansil's supporters rose to their feet, but Inácio Domingues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandre Miranda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Pardelinha FC's zone, Paulo Leão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexandre Miranda came out of the goal and Paulo Leão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alexandre Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Domingues in the 95th minute of the match. When André Paiva fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pardelinha FC's protests and gave André Paiva a yellow card for diving instead. After 96 played minutes Pardelinha FC got a freekick which was hit by André Paiva. In the 97th minute, Paulo Leão made a precise shot to the right of Alexandre Miranda. Pardelinha FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.