League Play-Off

Paulos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sérgio Alves got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Artur Assis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquim Luz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Macedo having to interfere. Hélder Moreira charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hélder Moreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hélder Moreira hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, SC Marroquil's goalkeeper Amadeu Macedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joaquim Luz. After a defensive mix-up in SC Marroquil's zone, Joaquim Luz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amadeu Macedo came out of the goal and Joaquim Luz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Paulos! 13 minutes into the match, Xavier Torres notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SC Paulos's Filipe Torres. Filipe Torres was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 18 minutes into the match, Sérgio Alves notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of SC Paulos's Filipe Torres. Filipe Torres was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 22 minutes into the match, SC Marroquil's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Luz came free, but Amadeu Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristóvão Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Amadeu Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 25 minutes, Joaquim Luz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Paulos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquim Luz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to SC Marroquil getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Manuel Maia hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sérgio Alves in the 33rd minute of play forced SC Paulos's goalkeeper Filipe Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, SC Marroquil's goalkeeper Amadeu Macedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristóvão Correia.

The wind increased when Joaquim Luz made the kick off in the second half. Filipe Torres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 56th minute, Alexandre Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rui Reis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Filipe Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristóvão Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Amadeu Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Amadeu Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Marroquil! SC Marroquil:s Amadeu Macedo showed great skill when he stopped Américo Faro:s penalty. Cristóvão Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Macedo having to interfere. After having played for 76 minutes, Cristóvão Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Paulos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristóvão Correia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristóvão Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joaquim Luz in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amadeu Macedo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The SC Marroquil players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.