League Play-Off

Cunha
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cunha's Lucas Vaz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Oliveira Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Cerdeirinhas's supporters rose to their feet, but Oliveira Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Domingues breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 6th minute, Gil Borba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredo Marques was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 9th match minute, Cunha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Bessa to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes into the match, SC Cerdeirinhas's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Vaz came free, but Alfredo Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lucas Vaz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Marques was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Cunha's goal looked a bit too open when Oliveira Amaral came free, but André Domingues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute Gil Borba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oliveira Amaral struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. André Domingues didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Cerdeirinhas. 25 minutes into the game, Gil Borba cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Alfredo Marques was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 30 played minutes, Cunha's João Coelho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alfredo Marques came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cunha reached it. SC Cerdeirinhas's Oliveira Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 35 played minutes Lucas Vaz rounded SC Cerdeirinhas's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0. 4-0 became the score in the 41st minute when Lucas Vaz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

In the 53rd minute, Gil Borba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredo Marques was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Alfredo Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Borba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 minutes of play, Cunha's Gil Borba made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Marques was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gil Borba in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredo Marques saved SC Cerdeirinhas from getting behind. In the 68th minute, Gil Borba 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. Gil Borba's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfredo Marques read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in SC Cerdeirinhas's zone, Gil Borba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Marques came out of the goal and Gil Borba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th minute Gil Borba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Vaz in the 75th minute of play forced SC Cerdeirinhas's goalkeeper Alfredo Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Domingues made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oliveira Amaral in the 78th minute. Oliveira Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Domingues having to interfere. Gil Borba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Alfredo Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oliveira Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oliveira Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. André Domingues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.