League Play-Off

Traveira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rui Ferro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Ribeiro in the 9th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Traveira FC's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Assunção came free, but Fernando Soares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Borba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 17 minutes into the match, Traveira FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Borba came free, but Fernando Soares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Hugo Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henrique Nascimento's late challenge caught a Traveira FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Henrique Nascimento helped the player get up and apologised. Henrique Nascimento hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, SC Carris's Fernando Nascimento got a free kick in the 28th minute. A hard shot by Diamantino Branco from long distance, 29 minutes into the match, got Rui Ferro's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Bruno Borba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Traveira FC's Pedro Ribeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute Humberto Assunção shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Soares having to interfere. Humberto Assunção fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Soares having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Humberto Assunção stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, SC Carris's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Ribeiro came free, but Rui Ferro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute, Hugo Veiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Soares having to interfere. Bruno Borba might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernando Soares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bruno Borba ran back to his position shaking his head. When Humberto Assunção came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the SC Carris 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 Humberto Assunção couldn't finish the play. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Traveira FC's goalkeeper Fernando Soares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 66 played minutes Traveira FC got a freekick which was hit by Simão Alves. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Traveira FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexandre Gaspar was slow to take the kick. During this time SC Carris's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Alexandre Gaspar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fernando Soares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Bruno Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Soares having to interfere. After having played for 73 minutes, Humberto Assunção managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Carris's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Assunção was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SC Carris's Humberto Assunção got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fernando Soares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bruno Borba showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 77 minute of play. Rui Ferro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Ribeiro in the 81st minute of the match. Rui Ferro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 86 minutes, Humberto Assunção managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Carris's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Assunção was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 89th minute, Humberto Assunção fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Fernando Soares, passed just outside the right post. After having played for 93 minutes, Pedro Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Traveira FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Ribeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute, Pedro Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Traveira FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.