League Play-Off

Estadio Macainhas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulo Aguiar started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Domingues during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Paulo Aguiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Macainhas's David Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Aguiar in the 6th minute of play. Paulo Aguiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute of the match, Alexandre Freitas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Emílio Leão was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Outorela FC's Emílio Leão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Outorela FC from getting a goal against them. In the 14th minute, Paulo Aguiar 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. In the 16th minute João Ferro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Pinto kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. David Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Aguiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Duarte Cunha struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Emílio Leão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Macainhas. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Duarte Cunha made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Manuel Abreu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ricardo Fernandes during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th minute, Catarino Maia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emílio Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duarte Cunha in the 65th minute of the match. Outorela FC's Emílio Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Cunha in the 67th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Pinto during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 71 played minutes SC Macainhas got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Pinto. SC Macainhas's David Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Aguiar in the 72nd minute of play. David Pires didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Ferro went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Ferro in the 77th minute of play forced SC Macainhas's goalkeeper David Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Paulo Aguiar came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Outorela 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 Paulo Aguiar couldn't finish the play. Duarte Cunha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emílio Leão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. With a little luck, SC Macainhas's David Pires got control of the ball when João Ferro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emílio Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Duarte Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Macainhas's supporters rose to their feet, but Duarte Cunha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emílio Leão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Afonso Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Emílio Leão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duarte Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Paulo Aguiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.