League Play-Off

Estadio Murteira
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Artur Lisboa took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, João Lisboa notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of SC Manhosa's André Pedroso. André Pedroso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 10 minutes into the match, SC Manhosa's goal looked a bit too open when Armindo Borges came free, but André Pedroso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armindo Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. André Pedroso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Artur Lisboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armindo Paiva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artur Lisboa's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Murteira's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Lisboa came free, but Armindo Paiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Murteira's Armindo Paiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Coimbra in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, SC Manhosa's goalkeeper André Pedroso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Lisboa. Armindo Borges's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but André Pedroso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. After having played for 23 minutes, Armindo Veiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Manhosa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armindo Veiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armindo Paiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Lisboa in the 29th minute of the match. In the 35th minute Armindo Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SC Manhosa's zone, João Lisboa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Pedroso came out of the goal and João Lisboa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Armindo Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Lisboa in the 40th minute of play forced Murteira's goalkeeper Armindo Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Rodrigo Coimbra made a precise shot to the right of Armindo Paiva. Murteira's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in SC Manhosa's zone, João Lisboa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Pedroso came out of the goal and João Lisboa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Armindo Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Armindo Borges stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigo Coimbra got free with Armindo Paiva in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Rodrigo Coimbra managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Manhosa's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigo Coimbra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armindo Paiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Artur Lisboa came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the SC Manhosa 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 Artur Lisboa couldn't finish the play. If João Lisboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miguel Leal kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Manhosa's zone, João Lisboa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Pedroso came out of the goal and João Lisboa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Manhosa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 69th minute. Penalty! In the 71st minute there was a penalty for Murteira. Daniel Marques stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving André Pedroso. 2-1. Armindo Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, João Lisboa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Murteira's supporters rose to their feet, but João Lisboa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Pedroso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Armindo Veiga hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute of the match Paulo Coimbra shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but André Pedroso showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. SC Manhosa's André Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armindo Borges in the 83rd minute of play. Armindo Paiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Lisboa in the 85th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Artur Lisboa managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Manhosa's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Lisboa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armindo Paiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute Armindo Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.