League Play-Off

Mossoro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hugo Borges kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Salina SC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Flávio de Amaral hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the match, Mossoro's Benedito Martins sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Fernando Miranda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Salina SC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ivo Coutinho hit a great ball. 1-0 became the score in the 8th minute when Hugo Borges elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Samuca Chaves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Bernardo Peixoto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Carlos de Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugo Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Carlos Fernando Miranda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aníbal do Valle in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernardo Peixoto saved Mossoro from getting behind. Bernardo Peixoto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aníbal do Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute, Aníbal do Valle made a precise shot to the right of Bernardo Peixoto. Mossoro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 33rd minute, João Carlos de Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardo Peixoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal do Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Fernando Miranda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Borges in the 41st minute of play. Aníbal do Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aníbal do Valle to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match Enio Vergílio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bernardo Peixoto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bernardo Peixoto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aníbal do Valle's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, Aníbal do Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th match minute, Mossoro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Carlos de Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. Samuca Chaves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mossoro's João Carlos de Medeiros got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Salina SC's Carlos Fernando Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Borges in the 64th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mossoro's João Carlos de Medeiros got a free kick in the 67th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Mossoro's goalkeeper Bernardo Peixoto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuca Chaves. After a rather tough play, Mossoro's João Carlos de Medeiros got a free kick in the 70th minute. Bernardo Peixoto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal do Valle in the 71st minute of the match. Bernardo Peixoto had great luck who in the 75thth minute grab hold of the ball when Aníbal do Valle from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Benedito Martins struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Carlos Fernando Miranda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mossoro. Benedito Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mossoro's Bernardo Peixoto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Mossoro from getting a goal against them. If Samuca Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 86 minutes, Aníbal do Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salina SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aníbal do Valle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bernardo Peixoto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samuca Chaves in the 88th minute. Aníbal do Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the match, Hugo Borges had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Fernando Miranda. Salina SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hugo Borges was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Salina SC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.