League Play-Off

Estadio Arripiado
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Guarda got free with António Cruz in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee felt a red card was in order, 6 minutes into the game, when Eduardo Valente put in a rough tackle. Basílio Amorim shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 11th minute, Rogério Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arripiado's Basílio Amorim shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 12th minute of play. The shot was stopped by António Cruz but with some difficulty. António Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Vieira's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Guarda got free with António Cruz in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Arripiado booed when Armageddon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Morais didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arripiado's Basílio Amorim shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 20th minute of play. The shot was stopped by António Cruz but with some difficulty. The referee gave Arripiado a penalty, 23 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Basílio Amorim, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Armageddon FC's António Cruz. 1-0. 26 minutes into the match, Armageddon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Antunes came free, but António Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Armageddon FC's goalkeeper António Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Guarda. After 29 played minutes Armageddon FC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Gomes. After a defensive mix-up in Arripiado's zone, David Coimbra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amílcar Delgado came out of the goal and David Coimbra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. António Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Vieira in the 37th minute of the match. António Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. A collision led to Armageddon FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. José Azevedo hit a great ball. Miguel Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Arripiado booed when Armageddon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Gomes didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Fernando Guarda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Luís Vieira made the kick off in the second half. Armageddon FC's David Coimbra got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rogério Andrade hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Basílio Amorim took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for António Cruz. Armageddon FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. António Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Guarda in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Lucas Antunes notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Armageddon FC's António Cruz. António Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Miguel Leite came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Armageddon FC 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 Miguel Leite couldn't finish the play. António Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. António Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Armageddon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Vieira came free, but António Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. António Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Guarda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Miguel Leite came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Armageddon FC 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 Miguel Leite couldn't finish the play. António Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Guarda in the 97th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Arripiado had won after a very even match.