League Play-Off

Estadio Arnoia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eduardo Alves made the kick off which started today's match. Hugo Domingues kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. João Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Eduardo Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rui Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Borges in the 14th minute of the match. SC Vile's André Carvalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save SC Vile from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacinto Barbosa during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th match minute, SC Vile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. João Fernandes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, André Carvalho skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Alves in the 18th minute of play forced SC Vile's goalkeeper André Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Tiago Figueiredo came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the SC Vile 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 Tiago Figueiredo couldn't finish the play. Amadeu Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Rui Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, SC Arnoia's Eduardo Alves ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind André Carvalho. André Carvalho yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 32 minutes into the match, SC Arnoia's João Fernandes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that André Carvalho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eduardo Alves received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. André Carvalho came out and tried to block the shot, but Eduardo Alves slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 34th minute. Rui Esteves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amadeu Borges went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. If Amadeu Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiago Figueiredo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amadeu Borges to make the kick off. If Tiago Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute, Amadeu Borges reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rui Esteves. The goal made the score 2-2. Eduardo Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Raul Esteves fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Arnoia's protests and gave Raul Esteves a yellow card for diving instead. After 64 played minutes SC Arnoia got a freekick which was hit by Raul Esteves. The supporters of SC Arnoia booed when SC Vile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Domingues didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the match, João Fernandes notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of SC Vile's André Carvalho. André Carvalho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. SC Arnoia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Amadeu Borges scored to the left of an out of position Rui Esteves, making the score, 3-3. André Carvalho came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Arnoia's Carlos Paredes. But to his dismay, Carlos Paredes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Vile's goalkeeper André Carvalho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jacinto Barbosa hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute Eduardo Alves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Arnoia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.