League Play-Off

Santorum
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Santorum FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. José Pinto hit a great ball. Alberto Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Oliveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Gil Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Alberto Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abel Nogueira in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alberto Oliveira saved Santorum FC from getting behind. Gil Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Guerreiro in the 16th minute of play forced Agualva FC's goalkeeper António Bessa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Agualva FC's zone, Vítor Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. António Bessa came out of the goal and Vítor Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute, Xavier Figueiredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alberto Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Nogueira in the 21st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abel Nogueira in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alberto Oliveira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 27 minutes, Joel Moutinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Agualva FC and the Santorum FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Joel Moutinho kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Jorge Gueifão's late challenge caught a Agualva FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jorge Gueifão helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st minute, one of Santorum FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Santorum FC. In the 33rd minute there was a penalty for Agualva FC. Alexandre Pinto stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alberto Oliveira. 0-2. Alberto Oliveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Oliveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Agualva FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Adolfo Guerreiro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Gil Oliveira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Agualva FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gil Oliveira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberto Oliveira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 46 minutes into the match, Abel Nogueira notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Santorum FC's Alberto Oliveira. Alberto Oliveira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

If Abel Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Vítor Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Santorum 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 Vítor Fonseca couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Agualva FC's zone, Vítor Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. António Bessa came out of the goal and Vítor Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 60 minutes of play Agualva FC's Joel Moutinho was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Agualva FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Joel Moutinho hit a great ball. Gil Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Oliveira having to interfere. Adolfo Guerreiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Bessa having to interfere. When Gabriel Silva fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santorum FC's protests and gave Gabriel Silva a yellow card for diving instead. Xavier Figueiredo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alberto Oliveira having to make a save. Adolfo Guerreiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over António Bessa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adolfo Guerreiro ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 84 minutes, Adolfo Guerreiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santorum FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adolfo Guerreiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Agualva FC's António Bessa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Guerreiro in the 89th minute of play. After 91 minutes, Sérgio Monteiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santorum FC and the Agualva FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sérgio Monteiro took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised António Bessa. António Bessa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3.