League Play-Off

Estadio Darque
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when António Paredes took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, SC Boliqueime's Xavier Alves got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Tiago Branco struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. João Amorim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Darque. João Amorim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of António Paredes's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Joaquim Leão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tiago Branco took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Amorim. João Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Joaquim Leão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 35th minute, Sandro Amorim 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 a defensive mix-up in SC Boliqueime's zone, António Paredes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Amorim came out of the goal and António Paredes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that António Paredes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Amorim was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. With a little luck, SC Boliqueime's João Amorim got control of the ball when Tiago Branco tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hugo Henriques during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hugo Henriques kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. SC Darque's António Paredes managed to work through SC Boliqueime's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. António Paredes dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Joaquim Leão made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Leão in the 55th minute of play forced SC Darque's goalkeeper Jorge Moniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Branco in the 58th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, SC Boliqueime's Jorge Moniz threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joaquim Leão, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tiago Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, António Paredes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Amorim was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. When Tiago Branco came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the SC Darque 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 Branco couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Paredes in the 74th minute of play forced SC Boliqueime's goalkeeper João Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from António Paredes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sandro Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Darque's Jorge Moniz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save SC Darque from getting a goal against them. 82 minutes into the game, one of SC Darque:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 83 minutes, SC Boliqueime's António Maia got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Jorge Moniz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Branco in the 88th minute of play forced SC Boliqueime's goalkeeper João Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Leão struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Jorge Moniz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Boliqueime. After 91 played minutes SC Darque got a freekick which was hit by Lourenço Mota. For all the effort they put into the match, the SC Boliqueime players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SC Darque.