League Play-Off

Macao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In a very dangerous position, a player in Zandavali SS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 3rd minute. Penalty! João Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamílton Travassos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Matías da Silveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Macao getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. João Augusto Paranaense hit a great ball. Macao's Matías da Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Peres in the 14th minute of play. Matías da Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamílton Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamílton Travassos in the 17th minute of play forced Macao's goalkeeper Matías da Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrique Saldanha in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Conrado Vale, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpected shot in the 26th minute by Henrique Saldanha got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Henrique Saldanha's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Conrado Vale firmly grabbed it by the left post. Nuno de Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conrado Vale having to interfere. Zandavali SS's Conrado Vale proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Zandavali SS from getting a goal against them. 36 minutes into the match, Henrique Saldanha notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Zandavali SS's Conrado Vale. Conrado Vale was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee gave Macao a penalty, 41 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Raúl Botelho, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Zandavali SS's Conrado Vale. 3-0. In the 47th minute, João Peres got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

53 minutes into the match, Zandavali SS's goal looked a bit too open when Henrique Saldanha came free, but Conrado Vale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Henrique Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute Nuno de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conrado Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno de Senna in the 64th minute of play forced Zandavali SS's goalkeeper Conrado Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrique Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conrado Vale having to interfere. When Macao's Nuno de Senna in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zandavali SS's goalie prevented a goal. Henrique Saldanha struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Conrado Vale didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Macao. In the 72nd minute, Betão Arce had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Frederico Peres's late challenge caught a Macao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frederico Peres helped the player get up and apologised. Frank da Silva charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank da Silva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Frank da Silva hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Zandavali SS's Frank da Silva got a free kick in the 78th minute. After 82 played minutes Macao got a freekick which was hit by João Augusto Paranaense. After 83 minutes, Nuno de Senna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Macao and the Zandavali SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Nuno de Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zandavali SS's Conrado Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrique Saldanha in the 88th minute of play. Conrado Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique Saldanha in the 94th minute of play. João Augusto Paranaense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.