League Play-Off

Estadio Nuzedo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ricardo Branco kicked off to start the match. Alfredo Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Vasco Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfredo Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Branco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Ricardo Branco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Orca's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Branco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredo Rocha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 26th minute, Vasco Barros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Orca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Alfredo Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Branco in the 29th minute of the match. Vasco Barros struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Alfredo Rocha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Orca. Joel Soares did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised José Paiva 39 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, Orca's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Soares came free, but José Paiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Soares was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Nuzedo's Daniel Henriques got a free kick in the 58th minute. With a little luck, Nuzedo's Alfredo Rocha got control of the ball when Vasco Barros tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Joel Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Heitor Azevedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nuzedo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Orca's goalkeeper José Paiva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Soares in the 74th minute of play forced Orca's goalkeeper José Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Soares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. José Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Vasco Barros came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Orca 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 Vasco Barros couldn't finish the play. If Ricardo Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Daniel Henriques managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nuzedo's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Henriques was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Paiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.