League Play-Off

Amiozinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Romarigaes FC's Armando Pereira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Amiozinho's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastião Brito came free, but Rafael Lencastre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduardo Gaspar kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Sebastião Brito took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rafael Lencastre. Rafael Lencastre dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Pedro Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Diegues in the 16th minute of the match. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Romarigaes FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Augusto Nóbrega was slow to take the kick. During this time Amiozinho's players had a chance to rest. Amiozinho's Augusto Nóbrega was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pedro Carneiro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Armando Diegues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romarigaes FC's Pedro Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Diegues in the 28th minute of play. Fernando Fontes charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernando Fontes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 29th minute, Fernando Fontes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Amiozinho's Augusto Nóbrega got a free kick in the 34th minute. 41 minutes into the game, Paulo Mendes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Rafael Lencastre was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Diegues in the 47th minute of play forced Romarigaes FC's goalkeeper Pedro Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Armando Diegues stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Armando Diegues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Pedro Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armando Diegues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Pedro Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Amiozinho's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Pereira came free, but Rafael Lencastre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romarigaes FC's Sebastião Brito got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Diegues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amiozinho's Armando Diegues got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Armando Pereira 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. If Sebastião Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diego Campelo hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Sebastião Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Rafael Lencastre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafael Lencastre was a little too slow when Armando Pereira got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 1-3. Leonardo Bulhosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Romarigaes FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.