League Play-Off

Horma
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Umberto Queirós kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pavao EC's zone, Walmir Cardoso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emílio Cabral came out of the goal and Walmir Cardoso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Oiseaux Bleus de Football booed when Pavao EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelinho Eger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Walmir Cardoso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emílio Cabral came out and tried to block the shot, but Walmir Cardoso slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. Eliseu Prado charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliseu Prado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 10 minutes into the game, one of Oiseaux Bleus de Football:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The excitement rose when Pavao EC's Tadeu Reis after 12 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Oiseaux Bleus de Football's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 1-1. Oiseaux Bleus de Football's Guilherme Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dionísio Matos in the 15th minute of play. When César Albuquerque fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oiseaux Bleus de Football's protests and gave César Albuquerque a yellow card for diving instead. In the 23rd minute, Dionísio Matos 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. Walmir Cardoso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emílio Cabral read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Umberto Queirós's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emílio Cabral was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. A collision led to Pavao EC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Marcelinho Eger hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Afonsinho Torres during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Pavao EC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Afonsinho Torres hit a great ball. Gildo de Queiroz was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 48th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marquinhos Favoretto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eliseu Prado was shown his second yellow card after 53 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Donato Pereira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Guilherme Pombal. Oiseaux Bleus de Football's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Oiseaux Bleus de Football's goalkeeper Guilherme Pombal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dionísio Matos. After a defensive mix-up in Oiseaux Bleus de Football's zone, Dionísio Matos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guilherme Pombal came out of the goal and Dionísio Matos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dionísio Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If César Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Marquinhos Favoretto 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. If Dionísio Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marquinhos Favoretto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guilherme Pombal having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Marquinhos Favoretto fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Guilherme Pombal, passed just outside the right post. If Marquinhos Favoretto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Walmir Cardoso took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emílio Cabral. Pavao EC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Marcelinho Eger hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Marquinhos Favoretto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guilherme Pombal having to interfere. Marquinhos Favoretto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Guilherme Pombal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Pavao EC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.