League Play-Off

Estadio Pussos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mariano Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Assunção having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Cristiano Moreira fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 11th match minute, Pussos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Pacheco to maneuver through the defense. Mariano Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Assunção having to interfere. Rui Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Hélder Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Mariano Magalhães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Santos during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. João Cruz hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Rui Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Tomás Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pussos's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomás Nogueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Assunção breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute Mariano Magalhães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Assunção saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Assunção was a little too slow when Mariano Magalhães got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 48th minute. The score was now 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Magalhães to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Magalhães in the 55th minute of play forced Gondileu FC's goalkeeper João Assunção to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Aleixo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 59th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Hélder Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Aleixo in the 65th minute of play. Hélder Brito didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 73rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Cristiano Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the match, Pussos's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Aleixo came free, but Hélder Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 minutes of play, Pussos's Mariano Magalhães made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Assunção was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 87 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pussos! When Rogério Pires fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gondileu FC's protests and gave Rogério Pires a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Gondileu FC getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Rogério Pires hit a great ball. Cristiano Moreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 100th minute. João Assunção tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gondileu FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.