League Play-Off

Murraca
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joaquim Paredes got the match started through his kick off. After 5 played minutes SC Murraca got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Valente. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vasco Pacheco in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nuno Fontes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joaquim Paredes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Cardoso having to interfere. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Carlos Borges sped through SC Murraca's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nuno Fontes. Vasco Pacheco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Nuno Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Nuno Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Fontes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amílcar Assunção's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

After having played for 55 minutes, Joaquim Paredes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Murraca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquim Paredes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vasco Pacheco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Nuno Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SC Murraca's zone, Vasco Pacheco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nuno Fontes came out of the goal and Vasco Pacheco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 71 minutes of play, Alpedreira's Vasco Pacheco made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nuno Fontes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Artur Faria's late challenge caught a Alpedreira's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Artur Faria helped the player get up and apologised. Artur Faria kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 75th minute of the match Lucas Branco shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nuno Fontes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Carlos Borges 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. Carlos Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Fontes having to interfere. Vasco Pacheco scored 0-3 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nuno Fontes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th minute Carlos Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Fontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Joaquim Paredes sped through Alpedreira's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Afonso Cardoso. David Santos took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Afonso Cardoso. Afonso Cardoso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Alpedreira eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.