League Play-Off

Laje
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jaime Moutinho made the kick off and thus started the match. Alexandre Leiria might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Cardoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alexandre Leiria ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Leiria in the 3rd minute of play forced Laje FC's goalkeeper João Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Lagarinhos's Jaime Moutinho in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Laje FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 17th minute, Rui Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Moutinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abel Freitas during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 22 played minutes Laje FC got a freekick which was hit by Abel Freitas. Lagarinhos's Alberto Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Freitas in the 24th minute of play. Laje FC's Abel Freitas got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Óscar Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vítor Leiria got free with Alberto Leite in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 32 minutes, Jaime Moutinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lagarinhos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaime Moutinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexandre Leiria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. João Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Leiria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. João Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Alexandre Leiria 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. If Vítor Leiria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abel Freitas to make the kick off. João Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Moutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Bessa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Leite stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vítor Leiria's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Vítor Leiria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Leite having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Lagarinhos's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Freitas came free, but Alberto Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abel Freitas scored 1-0 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alberto Leite, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. João Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Moutinho in the 85th minute of play. A collision led to Lagarinhos getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Xavier Andrade hit a great ball. In the 91st minute of the match Laje FC got a corner. Lagarinhos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abel Pinto ran over to the corner to take the kick.