League Play-Off

Eguins
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luís Pinto made the kick off which started today's match. Pedro Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Pinto in the 4th minute of play. A collision led to SC Zido getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. André Simões hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Joaquim Pedroso sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SC Zido's Pedro Fonseca didn't even have to move. Nuno Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Luís Pinto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eguins FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Pinto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Pinto in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Fonseca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Nuno Soares came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Eguins FC 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 Nuno Soares couldn't finish the play. When Cristóvão Leiria fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Zido's protests and gave Cristóvão Leiria a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to SC Zido getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Cristóvão Leiria hit a great ball. Luís Pinto had several of the SC Zido's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 34 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Pedro Fonseca as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a rather tough play, SC Zido's Cristóvão Leiria got a free kick in the 38th minute. 43 minutes into the match, SC Zido's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Pinto came free, but Pedro Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lourenço Cabral came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Zido's André Simões. But to his dismay, André Simões quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Manuel Brás made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Nuno Soares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Pedro Fonseca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luís Pinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Pedro Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Brás received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Lourenço Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Brás struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Lourenço Cabral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Zido. When SC Zido's Manuel Brás in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eguins FC's goalie prevented a goal. Nuno Magalhães's late challenge caught a SC Zido's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nuno Magalhães helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Eguins FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Nuno Magalhães hit a great ball. SC Zido's Rui Araújo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 75th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Eguins FC. Luís Campos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lourenço Cabral having to make a save. Manuel Brás received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Lourenço Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Fonseca having to interfere. When André Simões came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the SC Zido 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 André Simões couldn't finish the play. Luís Campos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Lourenço Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Heitor Borges during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Eguins FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Heitor Borges hit a great ball. Heitor Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Soares in the 96th minute of the match. Eguins FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.