League Play-Off

Estadio Amioso
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joaquim Fernandes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Miguel Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Trindade in the 4th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigo Maia got free with Miguel Magalhães in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Amioso's Alexandre Rocha got a free kick in the 10th minute. If Joaquim Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xavier Cardoso's late challenge caught a Amioso's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xavier Cardoso helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in Amioso's zone, Fábio Neto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Ribeiro came out of the goal and Fábio Neto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Rodrigo Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miguel Magalhães made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Rodrigo Maia sent off a good shot on target. After 26 minutes of play, Amioso's Rodrigo Maia made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Miguel Magalhães was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 30 minutes, Xavier Cardoso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Medonha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavier Cardoso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manuel Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Maia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Miguel Magalhães made a huge save. Amioso's Manuel Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Fernandes in the 36th minute of play. When Rodrigo Maia came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Amioso 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 Rodrigo Maia couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Lucas Trindade made the kick off in the second half. Mário Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Medonha FC's Miguel Magalhães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Maia in the 56th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Joaquim Fernandes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Ribeiro was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Miguel Magalhães stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Maia's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Maia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Miguel Magalhães was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fábio Neto's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Manuel Ribeiro firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 67 minutes, Francisco Moutinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Amioso and the Medonha FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fábio Neto struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Manuel Ribeiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Medonha FC. Joaquim Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Miguel Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Maia in the 79th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucas Trindade in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Miguel Magalhães prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Miguel Magalhães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Trindade in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute Rodrigo Maia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rui Pinho's late challenge caught a Amioso's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rui Pinho helped the player get up and apologised. Miguel Magalhães stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Trindade's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Amioso's zone, Fábio Neto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Ribeiro came out of the goal and Fábio Neto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Amioso booed when Medonha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre Leiria didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Rodrigo Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Medonha FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Amioso.