League Play-Off

Lourinha
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when António Cabral got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Alexandre Viegas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fiopos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Alexandre Viegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Duarte Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. David Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Fiopos FC's Emílio Aleixo got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Jorge Vieira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but David Ribeiro firmly grabbed it by the left post. Emílio Aleixo charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emílio Aleixo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th match minute, Fiopos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emílio Aleixo to maneuver through the defense. If Duarte Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 48 played minutes Fiopos FC got a freekick which was hit by Emílio Aleixo. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Duarte Vale to strike the kick off in the second half. Armando Pinheiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandre Viegas in the 56th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Assis during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lourinha's João Assis got a free kick in the 59th minute. António Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Viegas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Pinheiro having to interfere. Lourinha's Armando Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by António Cabral in the 66th minute of play. António Cabral in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Armando Pinheiro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. António Cabral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alexandre Viegas succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 76th playminute. In the 82nd minute, Jorge Vieira made a precise shot to the right of David Ribeiro. Fiopos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 96 minutes into the match, Fiopos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Vieira came free, but David Ribeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oliveira Cabral hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. After having played for 99 minutes, Jorge Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lourinha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Vieira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.