League Play-Off

Noninha
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Noninha FC's Alberto Rocha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Rocha in the 8th minute of play forced Baldosa's goalkeeper Emanuel Anjos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Baldosa's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Rocha came free, but Emanuel Anjos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Cruz 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Pereira during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of Baldosa:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Noninha FC:s goal. After 23 minutes, Pedro Pinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Noninha FC and the Baldosa players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Baldosa booed when Noninha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Pinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute, Baldosa's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alberto Rocha fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Pedro Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Rocha in the 48th minute of play forced Baldosa's goalkeeper Emanuel Anjos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jacinto Leal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pedro Barbosa hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After 67 played minutes Noninha FC got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Nunes. After some careless play in the Noninha FC defense, Jorge Cruz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Queirós. The Noninha FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Queirós should have stopped the shot. Alberto Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pedro Barbosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emanuel Anjos having to make a save. In the 73rd match minute, Noninha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Cunha to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Barbosa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 91st minute Jacinto Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.