League Play-Off

Estadio Fernandilho
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fernando Teixeira got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Martins in the 4th minute of play forced SC Fernandilho's goalkeeper Jacinto Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 4 played minutes SC Fernandilho got a freekick which was hit by José Melo. Cristiano Martins recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Domingos Freitas charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Domingos Freitas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Armando Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Melo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Armando Sousa made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Fonseca in the 14th minute of play forced SC Fernandilho's goalkeeper Jacinto Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Fernando Teixeira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Sousa was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 21st minute, António Fonseca 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. Fernando Teixeira might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armando Sousa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Teixeira ran back to his position shaking his head. SC Fernandilho's Fernando Teixeira got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute Fernando Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Pinheirinho FC's zone, Fernando Teixeira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Sousa came out of the goal and Fernando Teixeira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. António Fonseca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jacinto Almeida read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Armando Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Teixeira in the 42nd minute of play. If António Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After 53 minutes, José Melo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Fernandilho and the Pinheirinho FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd minute, José Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armando Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristiano Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Moutinho in the 65th minute of play. Armando Moutinho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armando Sousa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. When Pinheirinho FC's António Fonseca in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Fernandilho's goalie prevented a goal. Fernando Teixeira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armando Sousa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. If Sandro Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armando Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as António Fonseca kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jacinto Almeida. That made the score 0-1 in the 87 minute of play. António Fonseca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jacinto Almeida read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Armando Moutinho scored 1-1 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armando Sousa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Pinheirinho FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented SC Fernandilho from taking control. The game ends in a draw.