League Play-Off

Raquel
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. Diamantino Borges started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes, Júlio Soares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Varges and the Raquel FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Raquel FC booed when SC Varges was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júlio Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miguel Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th minute, Artur Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Raquel FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Alexandre Ramos hit a great ball. If Miguel Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Afonso Gaspar in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cláudio Neves saved SC Varges from getting behind. Raquel FC's Jaime Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diamantino Borges in the 24th minute of play. Cândido Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Sousa in the 28th minute of play forced Raquel FC's goalkeeper Jaime Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Alexandre Sousa 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. Afonso Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cláudio Neves having to interfere. Alexandre Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Pinheiro having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After 53 played minutes SC Varges got a freekick which was hit by Delfim Lopes. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Miguel Silva in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cláudio Neves saved SC Varges from getting behind. Henrique Morais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Viriato Coelho during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Raquel FC booed when SC Varges was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viriato Coelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristiano Cabral took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cláudio Neves. SC Varges's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Henrique Morais charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henrique Morais the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th match minute, Raquel FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrique Morais to maneuver through the defense. When Raquel FC's Afonso Gaspar in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Varges's goalie prevented a goal. Alexandre Sousa 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. In the 84th minute Diamantino Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Afonso Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Raquel FC booed when SC Varges was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Alexandre Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to SC Varges getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Diamantino Borges hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the game, SC Varges's Diamantino Borges nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jaime Pinheiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SC Varges walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.