League Play-Off

Estádio Saboo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexandre Quaresma made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Franco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Betão Berger to maneuver through the defense. Agostinho Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Frank Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Quaresma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Tarcisio Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salvador C.F's supporters rose to their feet, but Tarcisio Donato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Frank Magalhães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tarcisio Donato recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tarcisio Donato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Magalhães having to interfere. When Tarcisio Donato came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Salvador C.F 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 Tarcisio Donato couldn't finish the play. Delfim Pinho lost his temper 27 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 28th match minute, Salvador C.F was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delfim Pinho to maneuver through the defense. Salvador C.F's Alexandre Quaresma got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Agostinho Santos struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Frank Magalhães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salvador C.F. Marcinho Lopez struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Frank Magalhães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salvador C.F. Dadá Paulista struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Frank Magalhães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salvador C.F. Marcinho Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Magalhães having to interfere. Agostinho Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Frank Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Salvador C.F's Luciano de Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Franco's Frank Magalhães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Quaresma in the 56th minute of play. Cacá Berger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Faustino Donostia made a huge save. Baltazar Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Alexandre Quaresma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Salvador C.F fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 78 minutes into the match, Cacá Berger had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Faustino Donostia. Salvador C.F's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cacá Berger was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Alexandre Quaresma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Frank Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Agostinho Santos during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th minute, Agostinho Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Salvador C.F getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Dadá Paulista hit a great ball. Alexandre Quaresma struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Frank Magalhães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salvador C.F. Despite being the better team, Salvador C.F failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.