League Play-Off

Estadio Queen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Normando Prates got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of SC Maladao booed when FC WOMAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herberto Rebelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gabriel Novais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Branco in the 5th minute of the match. After 7 minutes, Herberto Frois mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC WOMAN and the SC Maladao players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC WOMAN's Herberto Frois got a free kick in the 7th minute. Carlos Castro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gabriel Novais having to make a save. Carlos Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gabriel Novais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that David Freitas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Novais was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Normando Prates in the 20th minute of play forced SC Maladao's goalkeeper Oliveira Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Novais having to interfere. David Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Gabriel Novais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 31 played minutes, FC WOMAN's Edgar Fragoso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Oliveira Magalhães came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC WOMAN reached it. Herberto Rebelo hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute of the match Nuno Branco shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gabriel Novais showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 39th minute, Carlos Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Maladao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Gabriel Novais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Freitas in the 49th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when David Freitas made the kick off in the second half. David Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Gabriel Novais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 63 minutes of play FC WOMAN's Herberto Frois was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 64th match minute, FC WOMAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herberto Frois to maneuver through the defense. When Laércio Moutinho came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the FC WOMAN 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 Laércio Moutinho couldn't finish the play. Gabriel Novais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Freitas in the 74th minute of the match. David Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Novais having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Castro got free with Gabriel Novais in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 86 minutes into the game, Jorge Coelho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Maladao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC WOMAN the free kick. When FC WOMAN's Hugo Passos in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Maladao's goalie prevented a goal. David Freitas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gabriel Novais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Freitas in the 96th minute of the match. The SC Maladao supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SC Maladao would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.