League Play-Off

Giz
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lourenço Coimbra took the kick off in the first half of the match. Duquezas FC's Gabriel Maia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Duquezas FC from getting a goal against them. Óscar Reis lost his temper 16 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 15 minutes into the game, one of SC Giz:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 18th minute, João Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Duquezas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Lourenço Coimbra's late challenge caught a Duquezas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lourenço Coimbra helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 24th minute of the game. One of SC Giz:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Duquezas FC:s goal. In the 25th minute there was a penalty for Duquezas FC. João Garcia stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Catarino Paredes. 0-2. In the 41st minute, Cláudio Guarda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Giz fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

If Manuel Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomás Ribeiro struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Catarino Paredes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Duquezas FC. Catarino Paredes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Ribeiro in the 58th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, SC Giz's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Ribeiro came free, but Catarino Paredes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 65 minutes, Tomás Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Duquezas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomás Ribeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Cláudio Guarda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hugo Silvas short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Catarino Paredes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 76 minutes into the match, SC Giz's Cláudio Guarda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gabriel Maia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hugo Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Catarino Paredes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Giz's goalkeeper Catarino Paredes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SC Giz's Catarino Paredes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save SC Giz from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, SC Giz's Manuel Barros got a free kick in the 94th minute. The Duquezas FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.