League Play-Off

Lalim
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José Vaz took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute, Nuno Oliveira got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nuno Oliveira struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Carlos Neves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lalim FC. 11 minutes into the game, Manuel Simões was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lalim FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Salgueira the free kick. In the 12th minute, Manuel Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the game, Emílio Maia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Armindo Viegas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If José Vaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Vaz was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 21st minute. Lalim FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Emílio Maia scored 0-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armindo Viegas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 27 minutes into the game, Vítor Figueiredo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Salgueira's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lalim FC the free kick. Vítor Figueiredo hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Armindo Viegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When %teams%'s José Vaz was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-2 just inside the left pole, 31 minutes into the game. Carlos Neves was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emílio Maia in the 34th minute of play forced Lalim FC's goalkeeper Armindo Viegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Vaz struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Carlos Neves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lalim FC. In the 41st minute Emílio Maia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Viegas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Neves didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Lalim FC's José Vaz shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emílio Maia was the one to do the kick off. Salgueira's Carlos Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Vaz in the 52nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Salgueira's Artur Tavares got a free kick in the 55th minute. When Luís Assis fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lalim FC's protests and gave Luís Assis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th minute, Luís Assis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernando Veiga's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Armindo Viegas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Nuno Oliveira came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Lalim 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 Oliveira couldn't finish the play. After 72 played minutes, Lalim FC's Jaime Almeida shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carlos Neves came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lalim FC reached it. In the 74th minute, Fernando Veiga got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Emílio Maia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salgueira's supporters rose to their feet, but Emílio Maia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armindo Viegas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gabriel Pereira hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Armindo Viegas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emílio Maia in the 83rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Emílio Maia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Armindo Viegas. That made the score 2-3 in the 87 minute of play. Armindo Viegas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Amaro in the 92nd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Emílio Maia dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Armindo Viegas, 2-4. The Salgueira supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Salgueira would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.