League Play-Off

Infantes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Humberto Barbosa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gabriel Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gil Porto in the 6th minute of the match. If Amável Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gabriel Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Amável Borges managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gimonde's supporters rose to their feet, but Amável Borges was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Simões breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Gimonde getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Gil Porto hit a great ball. Amável Borges struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Gabriel Simões didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gimonde. After 23 minutes of play, Gimonde's Gil Porto made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabriel Simões was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 29 minutes, Rui Moniz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Infantes and the Gimonde players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 28 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Infantes! Ronaldo Baptista walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Gil Porto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gil Porto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amável Borges in the 40th minute of play. Gabriel Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 47th minute Gil Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gil Porto to strike the kick off in the second half. Humberto Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Gonçalo Moura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Infantes's Gabriel Simões proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save SC Infantes from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Amável Borges's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Simões was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cláudio Vale in the 61st minute of play forced Gimonde's goalkeeper Gonçalo Moura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gil Porto kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. When SC Infantes's Humberto Barbosa in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gimonde's goalie prevented a goal. Gonçalo Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Amável Borges could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Gabriel Simões made a huge save. Rui Moniz kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Gil Porto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amável Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Simões having to interfere. Amável Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Gabriel Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to SC Infantes getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Oliveira Cruz hit a great ball. Gil Porto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gil Porto in the 90th minute of play. Cláudio Vale's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gonçalo Moura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. Jairo Quental hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. In the 98th minute, Rui Moniz sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Gimonde's Gonçalo Moura didn't even have to move. The SC Infantes fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gimonde were clearly better and deserved to take the win.