League Play-Off

Estadio Lobel
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Emanuel Assunção started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Filipe Machado 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Manuel Borges managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pedrais's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Borges was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abel Neto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 14thth minute of the game Emanuel Assunção who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pedrais's Amílcar Ferreira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Joel Vale fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pedrais's protests and gave Joel Vale a yellow card for diving instead. Joel Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After 16 played minutes, Lobel FC's André Magalhães shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Amílcar Ferreira came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lobel FC reached it. Abel Neto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Matos in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Borges in the 35th minute of play forced Lobel FC's goalkeeper Abel Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pedrais's Manuel Borges in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lobel FC's goalie prevented a goal. Cristiano Matos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abel Neto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. After a good free kick, Manuel Borges got an opportunity to smash the ball into the goal, but unfortunately, the ball went just outside the goal, which resulted in a goal kick for Lobel FC. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristiano Matos made a kick off. André Magalhães hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Abel Neto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristiano Matos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 54 minute of play. Cristiano Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Neto having to interfere. Amílcar Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Assunção in the 69th minute of the match. When Joel Vale was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 70 minutes had been played. A collision led to Pedrais getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Joel Vale hit a great ball. Abel Neto made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Manuel Borges sent off a good shot on target. In the 84th minute, Joaquim Vale left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lobel FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Emanuel Assunção had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Manuel Borges came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Pedrais 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 Manuel Borges couldn't finish the play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.