League Play-Off

Roucas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Silva made the kick off and thus started the match. Alexandre Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Aleixo having to interfere. If Alexandre Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Capeludos FC defense, Alexandre Cruz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lúcio Aleixo. The Capeludos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lúcio Aleixo should have stopped the shot. In the 14th minute, António Barros 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. Lúcio Aleixo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from António Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Daniel Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lúcio Aleixo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandre Cruz in the 20th minute. Roucas FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sebastião Vale in the 21st minute. After taking down the ball on Roucas FC's corner Sebastião Vale fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lúcio Aleixo quite easily take care of the ball. António Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Aleixo having to interfere. When Artur Figueiredo fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Capeludos FC's protests and gave Artur Figueiredo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Roucas FC booed when Capeludos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Figueiredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. André Martins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Silva in the 28th minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, Capeludos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Machado to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Roucas FC's Sebastião Vale tried to score from far away in the 34th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Lúcio Aleixo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alexandre Cruz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 38 minute of play. Lúcio Aleixo made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Alexandre Cruz sent off a good shot on target.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell António Barros to make the kick off. Sérgio Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. André Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th match minute, Roucas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Amaral to maneuver through the defense. When António Barros came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Roucas 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 António Barros couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the game, Roucas FC's Alexandre Cruz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lúcio Aleixo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. When António Barros came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Roucas 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 António Barros couldn't finish the play. Daniel Silva struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. André Martins didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Capeludos FC. Alexandre Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Lúcio Aleixo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sebastião Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The long shot by Fernando Paiva in the 89th minute really tested André Martins's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Alexandre Cruz took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lúcio Aleixo. Lúcio Aleixo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Cristóvão Oliveira's late challenge caught a Roucas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristóvão Oliveira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 97th minute, Cristóvão Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lúcio Aleixo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from António Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. When the referee ended the match the Roucas FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.