League Play-Off

Estadio Chapa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alberto Carvalho got the match started through his kick off. Manuel Gaspar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diamantino Carneiro in the 6th minute. Diamantino Carneiro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 9th playminute. If Luís Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute, Francisco Nunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandre Carneiro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 17th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Alberto Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. David Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, António Leal notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Chapa FC's David Fernandes. David Fernandes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. David Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Vítor Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Gaspar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Chapa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Sá came free, but David Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Chapa FC's Diamantino Carneiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Gaspar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vítor Cunha to strike the kick off in the second half. Manuel Gaspar came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Chapa FC's Diamantino Carneiro. But to his dismay, Diamantino Carneiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Alberto Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. David Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the game, Loureiro's Francisco Nunes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Fernandes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 64th minute, Gonçalo Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute Alexandre Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Gaspar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chapa FC's Vítor Cunha got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chapa FC's Diamantino Carneiro got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Diamantino Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Vítor Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diamantino Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute, António Leal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87thth minute of the game Vítor Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Loureiro's Manuel Gaspar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luís Sá could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but David Fernandes made a huge save. Chapa FC's David Fernandes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Chapa FC from getting a goal against them. Loureiro's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.