League Play-Off

Esmojais
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexandre Guarda got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Alberto Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cândido Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Pedro Pinho came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Noninha 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 Pedro Pinho couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Alberto Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Noninha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Rocha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cândido Garcia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alberto Rocha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cândido Garcia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. If Pedro Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute of the match Oliveira Cunha shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ricardo Queirós showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gil Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Queirós having to interfere. Alexandre Guarda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noninha FC's Ricardo Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Guarda in the 18th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gil Borba got free with Ricardo Queirós in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Lisboa charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Lisboa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. José Lisboa hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Gil Borba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Ricardo Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Alberto Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Noninha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Rocha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cândido Garcia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40thth minute of the game Alexandre Guarda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Noninha FC's Ricardo Queirós was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gil Borbas short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Ricardo Queirós to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gil Borba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 46 minutes into the match, Noninha FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Queirós had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gil Borba. In the 48th minute, Gil Borba got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alberto Rocha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gil Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Queirós having to interfere. Alberto Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Cândido Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cândido Garcia having to interfere. Tiago Ferreira's late challenge caught a Noninha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiago Ferreira helped the player get up and apologised. Alexandre Guarda struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Ricardo Queirós didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esmojais FC. In the 80th match minute, Noninha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipe Leite to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cândido Garcia having to interfere. Ricardo Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Borba, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The Noninha FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Esmojais FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.