League Play-Off

Estadio Beiroz
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eusébio Neves got the match started through his kick off. Américo Brás received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. António Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Boimo's Eusébio Neves got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Américo Brás in the 19th minute of play forced Beiroz's goalkeeper António Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eduardo Abreu during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SC Boimo booed when Beiroz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo Abreu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Américo Brás might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over António Cardoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Américo Brás ran back to his position shaking his head. Tiago Cabral hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. SC Boimo's Alexandre Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armindo Machado in the 36th minute of play. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Beiroz's goalkeeper António Cardoso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. António Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Américo Brás, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Armindo Machado was the one to do the kick off. Eusébio Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. António Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. António Cardoso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Américo Brás in the 67th minute. After recieving a nice pass, SC Boimo's Cristóvão Gueifão tried to score from far away in the 70th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Oliveira Guarda's late challenge caught a SC Boimo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oliveira Guarda helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th match minute, Beiroz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliveira Guarda to maneuver through the defense. SC Boimo's Alexandre Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Martins in the 78th minute of play. Eusébio Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Cardoso having to interfere. Marco Moniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Alexandre Miranda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Boimo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! Armindo Machado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 92nd minute, Armindo Machado made a precise shot to the right of Alexandre Miranda. SC Boimo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Paulo Martins struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Alexandre Miranda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Beiroz. The supporters of SC Boimo booed when Beiroz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo Abreu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Américo Brás received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. António Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.