League Play-Off

Estadio Lourisela
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mogege FC's Mariano Freitas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jorge Henriques's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joaquim Veiga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. Mariano Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 5 played minutes Lourisela got a freekick which was hit by Joaquim Faro. A collision led to Mogege FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Alfredo Jesus hit a great ball. With his leg Joaquim Veiga managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Lourisela's Jacinto Marques fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Henriques in the 14th minute of play forced Mogege FC's goalkeeper Joaquim Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mariano Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mariano Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mariano Freitas came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Mogege 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 Mariano Freitas couldn't finish the play. Jacinto Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Joaquim Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Henriques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Veiga having to interfere. Jorge Henriques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Lourisela's Joaquim Faro got a free kick in the 33rd minute. When Lourisela's Jorge Henriques in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mogege FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacinto Marques got free with Joaquim Veiga in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joaquim Veiga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Henriques in the 41st minute of play. After 41 played minutes Mogege FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Jesus. After having played for 42 minutes, Jacinto Marques managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lourisela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacinto Marques was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Jorge Henriques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Jorge Henriques made the kick off in the second half. Armindo Ferro hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute Jorge Henriques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquim Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacinto Marques took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joaquim Veiga. Joaquim Veiga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Bernardo Domingues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Afonso Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Joaquim Pedroso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Mogege FC's Miguel Mota tried to score from far away in the 65th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 67th minute, Mariano Freitas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Afonso Aguiar. The goal made the score 1-2. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Jacinto Marques sped through Mogege FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Joaquim Veiga. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Mariano Freitas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mogege FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Freitas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afonso Aguiar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jacinto Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Joaquim Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mariano Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 85 minutes, Alfredo Jesus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mogege FC and the Lourisela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mogege FC's Alfredo Jesus got a free kick in the 85th minute. Jorge Henriques struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Joaquim Veiga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lourisela. Joaquim Faro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Veiga having to interfere. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lourisela's goalkeeper Afonso Aguiar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mariano Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mogege FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Lourisela to leave the ground with a draw.