League Play-Off

Estadio Panthers
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cristiano Magalhães started the match with the kick off. Ricardo Sampaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. André Maia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moreno Panthers's Ricardo Sampaio got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Bonaval FC's André Maia got control of the ball when Virgílio Machado tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nuno Castro hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Bonaval FC defense, Virgílio Machado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of André Maia. The Bonaval FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that André Maia should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Virgílio Machado got free with André Maia in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th match minute, Moreno Panthers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abílio Madruga to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 27 minutes, Cristiano Magalhães managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bonaval FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristiano Magalhães was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 28 played minutes Moreno Panthers got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Gama. In the 32nd minute, Ricardo Sampaio fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. André Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Sampaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. António Pinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Samuel Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. António Pinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

André Maia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Virgílio Machado's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. 56 minutes into the match, Moreno Panthers's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Magalhães came free, but Samuel Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samuel Marques was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristiano Magalhães showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 57 minute of play. Nuno Castro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Samuel Marques skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 64 minutes into the match, Moreno Panthers's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Magalhães came free, but Samuel Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristiano Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If António Pinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Moreno Panthers's Cristiano Gama got a free kick in the 69th minute. Samuel Marques made an important save on a dangerous shot by António Pinto in the 71st minute. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Moreno Panthers's goalkeeper Samuel Marques, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Samuel Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ricardo Sampaio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Maia was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Cristiano Magalhães took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Samuel Marques to make any attempt to save it. Cristiano Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Marques having to interfere. If Cristiano Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ricardo Sampaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bonaval FC played a much better game than Moreno Panthers and deserved their victory. The Moreno Panthers players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.