League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) José Lasso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Celso Linhares came out and tried to block the shot, but José Lasso slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. 程正斐 struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Caetano Lopes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ADORADORES F.C. Tiaguinho Brodel's late challenge caught a ADORADORES F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiaguinho Brodel helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Vasco getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Tiaguinho Brodel hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Dito Vides's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caetano Lopes was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Ademir Simão was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 18 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, one of Vasco:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Vasco. Betinho Brasil shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After 21 played minutes Vasco got a freekick which was hit by Richard Viana. When Thiago Pinto came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Vasco 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 Thiago Pinto couldn't finish the play. In the 29th minute, Bruninho Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th match minute, ADORADORES F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeu Pontes to maneuver through the defense. When ADORADORES F.C's Dito Vides in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vasco's goalie prevented a goal. Vasco's Caetano Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dito Vides in the 44th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

José Lasso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celso Linhares having to interfere. Celso Linhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Lasso in the 55th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Dito Vides's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caetano Lopes was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 60th minute, Thiago Pinto 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. Caetano Lopes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dito Vides's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Pinto in the 64th minute of play forced ADORADORES F.C's goalkeeper Celso Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celso Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Lasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dito Vides fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caetano Lopes having to interfere. Caetano Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 程正斐, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute 程正斐 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caetano Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 74 minutes, Bruninho Faria managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ADORADORES F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruninho Faria was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Vasco's Richard Viana got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind ADORADORES F.C's goalkeeper Celso Linhares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bruninho Faria was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 86th minute. ADORADORES F.C's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. José Lasso struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Celso Linhares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vasco. José Lasso kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Vasco's Caetano Lopes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Vasco from getting a goal against them. Randal Witt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ADORADORES F.C's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.