League Play-Off

Picotos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Basílio Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Nunes charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Nunes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SC Picotos booed when Santana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Basílio Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marco Gonçalves's late challenge caught a Santana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marco Gonçalves helped the player get up and apologised. In the 19th minute, Marco Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Amílcar Porto managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Picotos's supporters rose to their feet, but Amílcar Porto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Carvalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Basílio Soares in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Júlio Baptista saved SC Picotos from getting behind. Joel Assunção recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Júlio Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Assunção, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, SC Picotos's goal looked a bit too open when Basílio Soares came free, but Júlio Baptista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Joel Assunção's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio Baptista was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Mário Leão charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mário Leão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SC Picotos getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Mário Leão hit a great ball. Nuno Gaspar hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Gustavo Torres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Daniel Carvalho made a huge save. After a rather tough play, SC Picotos's Armando Luz got a free kick in the 46th minute. 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 wind increased when Joel Assunção made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Torres in the 53rd minute of play forced Santana's goalkeeper Daniel Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 53 played minutes Santana got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Gaspar. In the 58th minute Joel Assunção shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Basílio Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Basílio Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 64 minutes into the match, SC Picotos's goalkeeper Júlio Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Basílio Soares. The audience was convinced that Gustavo Torres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniel Carvalho was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. If Armando Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Torres in the 73rd minute of play. SC Picotos's Júlio Baptista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save SC Picotos from getting a goal against them. Gustavo Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Basílio Soares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Júlio Baptista made a huge save. Basílio Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Baptista having to interfere. Basílio Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Baptista having to interfere. The Santana players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented SC Picotos from taking control. The game ends in a draw.