League Play-Off

Porto
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cido Lopez kicked off to start the match. Jean Chaves charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jean Chaves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 2nd minute, Jean Chaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Alexsandro Leite came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Porto AD 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 Alexsandro Leite couldn't finish the play. Enrique de Medeiros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexsandro Leite in the 14th minute. Cido Lopez might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enrique de Medeiros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cido Lopez ran back to his position shaking his head. Tiago de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldir Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cido Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Formos! In the 32nd minute there was a penalty for Porto AD. Claudinei Mumbach stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Enrique de Medeiros. 1-0. In the 35th match minute, Formos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Bittencourt to maneuver through the defense. Alexsandro Leite's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 38thth minute, Enrique de Medeiros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tiago de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cido Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Enrique de Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cido Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique de Medeiros having to interfere. Waldir Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Waldir Moraes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldir Moraes in the 54th minute of play forced Porto AD's goalkeeper Tiago de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldir Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cido Lopez struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Enrique de Medeiros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Porto AD. Cido Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alexsandro Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cido Lopez in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Enrique de Medeiros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cido Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique de Medeiros having to interfere. A collision led to Porto AD getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Jean Chaves hit a great ball. 78 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Formos's Augusto Fernandes fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Tiago de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldir Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Cido Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Porto AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Cido Lopez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enrique de Medeiros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alexsandro Leite scored 2-0 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Enrique de Medeiros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee ended the match the Porto AD players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.