League Play-Off

Biribiri
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Léo Leão 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. In the 6th minute, Caetano Lago 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. 7 minutes into the match, Vidigai FC's goalkeeper Horácio da Silva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nelsinho Rodrigues. If Caetano Lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aloísio Sarmento hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Mathias Ramos sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Biribiri's Cacá Xavier didn't even have to move. Aloísio Sarmento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Vidigai FC's Ricardo Palmeira got a free kick in the 20th minute. Dionísio Rossi kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Vidigai FC's zone, Aloísio Sarmento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horácio da Silva came out of the goal and Aloísio Sarmento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th minute, Kiko Monteiro 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. Aloísio Sarmento hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Cacá Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léo Leão in the 30th minute of the match. Caetano Lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Cacá Xavier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cacá Xavier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Lago, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Vidigai FC were furious when Mathias Ramos was red carded, 42 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Vidigai FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Horácio da Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelsinho Rodrigues in the 52nd minute of the match. Horácio da Silva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nelsinho Rodrigues's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. When Nelsinho Rodrigues came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Biribiri 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 Nelsinho Rodrigues couldn't finish the play. In the 64thth minute of the game Kiko Monteiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vidigai FC's Horácio da Silva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 66 minutes into the game, Léo Leão lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Cacá Xavier. After a defensive mix-up in Biribiri's zone, Léo Leão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cacá Xavier came out of the goal and Léo Leão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kiko Monteiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of Vidigai FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Biribiri:s goal. In the 80th minute there was a penalty for Biribiri. Luís Paulo Furtado stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Horácio da Silva. 2-2. Horácio da Silva came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Biribiri's Nelsinho Rodrigues. But to his dismay, Nelsinho Rodrigues quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Biribiri were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Vidigai FC for a fine match.