League Play-Off

Estadio Arada
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. Jaime Cabral started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Vasco Oliveira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arada's supporters rose to their feet, but Vasco Oliveira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberto Nascimento breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vasco Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Alberto Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arada's Vasco Oliveira got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vicente Nogueira charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vicente Nogueira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of Picarral:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Arada:s goal. Alberto Nascimento made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Vasco Oliveira sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Picarral getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Gaspar Pereira hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xavier Oliveira to strike the kick off in the second half. Vasco Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Nascimento having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Xavier Oliveira made a precise shot to the right of Alberto Nascimento. Picarral's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filipe Reis during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. André Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 62 played minutes Picarral's André Freitas stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but João Lima stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Arada of the goal. Jaime Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. João Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Jaime Cabral 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. André Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Freitas kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. André Freitas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but João Lima made a huge save. Xavier Oliveira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Picarral's Alberto Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasco Oliveira in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 95th minute by André Freitas got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Arada's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.