League Play-Off

Estadio Espiunca
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nuno Paiva started the match with the kick off. Augusto Vieira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Cunha having to interfere. Amílcar Sá kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Espiunca FC's Nuno Paiva slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Paulo Freitas. That made the score 1-0 after 17 minutes of play. Espiunca FC's Cláudio Ramos got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute Nuno Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Freitas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th play minute Cláudio Ramos came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Paulo Freitas. 2-0. Cláudio Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Freitas having to interfere. Nuno Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Paulo Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Freitas came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Espiunca FC's Cláudio Ramos. But to his dismay, Cláudio Ramos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Tiago Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Raul Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tiago Borges stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Gil Faro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espiunca FC and the Serrazes players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gil Faro hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. When Serrazes's Tiago Borges in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Espiunca FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 58 minutes, Abel Ribeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espiunca FC and the Serrazes players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 58 played minutes Espiunca FC got a freekick which was hit by Abel Ribeiro. Paulo Freitas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiago Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Cunha having to interfere. Augusto Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Cláudio Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Paiva in the 71st minute of play forced Serrazes's goalkeeper Paulo Freitas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cláudio Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Paulo Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Paiva struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Paulo Freitas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Espiunca FC. Nuno Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Freitas having to interfere. After having played for 77 minutes, Cláudio Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espiunca FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cláudio Ramos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paulo Freitas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Freitas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Paiva in the 80th minute of play. Augusto Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Freitas came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Espiunca FC's Cláudio Ramos. But to his dismay, Cláudio Ramos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Serrazes's Augusto Vieira got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 96th minute Tiago Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Espiunca FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.