League Play-Off

Lercas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) André Borba started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lúcio Nogueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Pinto in the 3rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel Pinto during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Tapada booed when SC Lercas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Pinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers António Morais in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abel Henriques saved SC Lercas from getting behind. António Morais received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Abel Henriques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Joel Pinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Américo Rodrigues in the 27th minute of play forced SC Lercas's goalkeeper Abel Henriques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Pinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raul Morais struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Lúcio Nogueira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Lercas. 38 minutes into the match, SC Lercas's goal looked a bit too open when André Borba came free, but Abel Henriques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Joel Pinto made a precise shot to the right of Lúcio Nogueira. Tapada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Abel Henriques didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from André Borba went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raul Morais made a kick off. After 55 played minutes Tapada got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Setúbal. Lúcio Nogueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Morais, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to Tapada getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Américo Rodrigues hit a great ball. In the 58th minute, Raul Morais ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lúcio Nogueira was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 74th minute, António Morais reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Abel Henriques. The goal made the score 2-2. With a little luck, SC Lercas's Abel Henriques got control of the ball when António Morais tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nuno Carvalho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, André Borba put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Abel Henriques. Tapada's Lúcio Nogueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Morais in the 98th minute of play. The Tapada supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tapada would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.