League Play-Off

Pomaraco
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorge Maia got the match started through his kick off. Pomaraco FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sebastião Vaz in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute, Amílcar Coimbra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amílcar Matias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the game, Humberto Magalhães was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rapoila FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pomaraco FC the free kick. A collision led to Rapoila FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Humberto Magalhães hit a great ball. In the 15th minute of the match, Miguel Araújo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nuno Marques was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The attack was good, but when Amílcar Matias in the 16th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Amílcar Matias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Nuno Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miguel Araújo kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 26thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Rapoila FC's keeper Nuno Marques was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 34 minutes into the game, Pedro Teixeira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pomaraco FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rapoila FC the free kick. After 35 played minutes Pomaraco FC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Teixeira. If Miguel Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Rapoila FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Rafael Santos hit a great ball. Nuno Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amílcar Matias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Leiria scored 0-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Viriato Azevedo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Jorge Maia came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Rapoila 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 Jorge Maia couldn't finish the play.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Eduardo Leiria got free with Viriato Azevedo in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Maia in the 60th minute of play forced Pomaraco FC's goalkeeper Viriato Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Manuel Aguiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jorge Maia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Rapoila FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Aguiar came free, but Nuno Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 76 played minutes, Pomaraco FC's José Melo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nuno Marques 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 Pomaraco FC reached it. Nuno Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amílcar Matias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Rapoila FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amílcar Matias came free, but Nuno Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Humberto Magalhães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Miguel Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Rapoila FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.