League Play-Off

Estadio Edrosa
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cláudio Moniz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Coimbra during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SC Loumao getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. José Coimbra hit a great ball. If Hermenegildo Veríssimo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the game, Valério Lessa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Edrosa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Loumao the free kick. After 10 played minutes Edrosa got a freekick which was hit by Valério Lessa. Filinto Rebocho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. António Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armindo Freire charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armindo Freire the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vítor Fonseca charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vítor Fonseca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 19 played minutes SC Loumao got a freekick which was hit by Vítor Fonseca. After a rather tough play, SC Loumao's José Coimbra got a free kick in the 21st minute. Hermenegildo Veríssimos short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got António Oliveira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Filinto Rebocho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. António Oliveira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filinto Rebocho's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Hermenegildo Veríssimo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but António Oliveira made a huge save. Jairo Semedo hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafael Fontes in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isidoro Gusmão prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 46 minutes, Rafael Fontes made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Edrosa's Isidoro Gusmão tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Filinto Rebocho made the kick off in the second half. Edrosa's Filinto Rebocho got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 54 minutes of play, Edrosa's Hermenegildo Veríssimo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. António Oliveira was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in SC Loumao's zone, Filinto Rebocho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. António Oliveira came out of the goal and Filinto Rebocho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 59 minutes into the match, Hermenegildo Veríssimo notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of SC Loumao's António Oliveira. António Oliveira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Hermenegildo Veríssimo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filinto Rebocho in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg António Oliveira saved SC Loumao from getting behind. Filipe Pacheco hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Edrosa's Hermenegildo Veríssimo got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Filinto Rebocho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. António Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Isidoro Gusmão was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Cláudio Moniz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cláudio Moniz really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. After 76 minutes of play, Edrosa's Hermenegildo Veríssimo made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. António Oliveira was left in no man's land by his defense there! 80 minutes into the match, Rafael Fontes notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Edrosa's Isidoro Gusmão. Isidoro Gusmão was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Filinto Rebocho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Oliveira having to interfere. If Filinto Rebocho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filinto Rebocho in the 92nd minute of play forced SC Loumao's goalkeeper António Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogério Pinto kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. In the 94th minute Filinto Rebocho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filinto Rebocho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Loumao succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Edrosa had controlled the match.