League Play-Off

Agriboa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xavier Gueifão kicked off to start the match. Adelino Gaspar came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Agriboa FC's António Assis. But to his dismay, António Assis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Manuel Trindade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heitor Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandre Carvalho kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Trindade in the 16th minute of play forced Runa FC's goalkeeper Adelino Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Catarino Delgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Viriato Trindade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the match, Runa FC's Xavier Gueifão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Trindade narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Trindade in the 26th minute of play forced Runa FC's goalkeeper Adelino Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Agriboa FC's António Assis got a free kick in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Gueifão in the 28th minute of play forced Agriboa FC's goalkeeper Manuel Trindade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heitor Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Trindade having to interfere. Agriboa FC's Catarino Delgado got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, Xavier Gueifão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Trindade. Agriboa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xavier Gueifão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Catarino Delgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Catarino Delgado came up free with the goalie in the 50th minute, the Agriboa 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 Catarino Delgado couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viriato Trindade made a kick off. Alexandre Carvalho hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Heitor Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Manuel Trindade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Trindade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Gueifão in the 65th minute of play. After some careless play in the Runa FC defense, Catarino Delgado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adelino Gaspar. The Runa FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adelino Gaspar should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Runa FC booed when Agriboa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Trindade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Gueifão in the 77th minute of play. Catarino Delgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adelino Gaspar having to interfere. In the 86th minute Xavier Gueifão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Trindade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adelino Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Trindade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Catarino Delgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th match minute, Runa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Sá to maneuver through the defense. Adelino Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Catarino Delgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agriboa FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.