League Play-Off

Rocha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorge Neves got the match started through his kick off. Amílcar Anjos's late challenge caught a SC Roriz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amílcar Anjos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 9th minute, one of Rocha FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Rocha FC. In the 11th minute there was a penalty for SC Roriz. Hélder Barbosa stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bernardo Mendes. 0-1. After 18 minutes, Miguel Alves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Roriz and the Rocha FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th match minute, SC Roriz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Alves to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of SC Roriz booed when Rocha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Delgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Mendes having to interfere. Carlos Gueifão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Artur Teixeira made a huge save. Ricardo Porto 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. Ricardo Porto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 39 minutes into the match, Ricardo Porto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Artur Teixeira, 1-1.

In the 51st minute Carlos Gueifão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Teixeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Lopes got free with Bernardo Mendes in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Artur Teixeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Gueifão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Lopes 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. After 68 played minutes Rocha FC got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Delgado. Marco Lopess short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Bernardo Mendes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Artur Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Porto in the 74th minute of the match. Marco Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Mendes having to interfere. Artur Teixeira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ricardo Porto's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Carlos Gueifão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Teixeira having to interfere. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Roriz's goalkeeper Artur Teixeira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ricardo Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Artur Teixeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Porto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Teixeira having to interfere. After 97 minutes, Gabriel Delgado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rocha FC and the SC Roriz players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 97th match minute, Rocha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Delgado to maneuver through the defense. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.