League Play-Off

Relvinha
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Amílcar Guerreiro made the kick off which started today's match. Relvinha's Delfim Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Antunes in the 3rd minute of play. Hugo Antunes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amílcar Guerreiro scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Delfim Reis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Picamilho FC's Rodrigo Porto got a free kick in the 9th minute. When José Leão came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Relvinha fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that José Leão couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Picamilho FC's Cristiano Brito got a free kick in the 11th minute. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Cristiano Brito put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Delfim Reis. Amílcar Guerreiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 30 minutes in the game, Joaquim Amaro fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Abel Barros having to interfere. Amílcar Guerreiro hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. José Leão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Barros having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Joaquim Amaro 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. Hugo Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Delfim Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when José Leão made the kick off in the second half. Abel Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Leão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Delfim Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amílcar Guerreiro in the 58th minute of play. Amílcar Guerreiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abel Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Amaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Picamilho FC's Luís Melo got a free kick in the 66th minute. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Hugo Antunes put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Delfim Reis. Joaquim Amaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 88 played minutes Relvinha got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Coimbra. 89 minutes into the match, Picamilho FC's Gil Simões broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Amílcar Guerreiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delfim Reis having to interfere. Bruno Coimbra's late challenge caught a Picamilho FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruno Coimbra helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, Gil Simões sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Relvinha's Delfim Reis didn't even have to move. Nuno Figueiredo hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The corner ended in Gil Simões almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Relvinha's Delfim Reis did a great save. The Picamilho FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Picamilho FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.