League Play-Off

Sacavem
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. Joaquim Machado started the match with the kick off. Júlio Monteiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Carlos Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Coimbra, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Adolfo Coimbra scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlos Domingues, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Miguel Araújo kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 18thth minute of the game Joaquim Machado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lumiares's Eusébio Borges was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lumiares's Eusébio Borges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Machado in the 19th minute of play. Joaquim Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Eusébio Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Eusébio Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lumiares's Júlio Monteiro got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Júlio Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th play minute Ricardo Amaral came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Eusébio Borges. 1-1. Gaspar Valente's late challenge caught a Sacavem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaspar Valente helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sacavem booed when Lumiares was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Valente didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardo Amaral's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Eusébio Borges skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Júlio Monteiro made the kick off in the second half. Ricardo Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Domingues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Coimbra in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Adolfo Coimbra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lumiares fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 62nd minute Ricardo Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Borges saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 64 played minutes Lumiares got a freekick which was hit by João Reis. Sacavem's Bernardo Mota couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 65th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Lumiares. 70 minutes into the match, Adolfo Coimbra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Domingues. Sacavem's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adolfo Coimbra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 73 minutes into the match, Sacavem's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Monteiro came free, but Carlos Domingues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Júlio Monteiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Domingues having to interfere. Eusébio Borges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lourenço Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Borges having to interfere. Sacavem's Ricardo Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Júlio Monteiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Carlos Domingues came out and tried to block the shot, but Júlio Monteiro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 94th minute. Lumiares's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.