League Play-Off

Romainho
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Artur Pinheiro started the match with the kick off. Afonso Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Pinheiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Filhadal's zone, Catarino Bessa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Paiva came out of the goal and Catarino Bessa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Nuno Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Rodrigues during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Nuno Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 minutes of play Filhadal's Miguel Rodrigues 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. In the 19th minute, Miguel Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mário Barros was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 19th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Mariano Vaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Catarino Bessa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Filhadal getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Artur Pinheiro hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Catarino Bessa managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Romainho's supporters rose to their feet, but Catarino Bessa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Paiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Artur Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Freitas having to interfere. Xavier Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Freitas having to interfere. In the 37th minute of the match Mário Barros sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but José Paiva skillfully saved the ball. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Catarino Bessa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Nuno Silva, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 42 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The José Paiva was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Nuno Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Paiva having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

If Mariano Vaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute, SC Romainho's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mariano Vaz fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Augusto Abreu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Afonso Freitas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Mariano Vaz 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. Mariano Vaz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Afonso Freitas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Nuno Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nuno Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mariano Vaz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Afonso Freitas having to make a save. After 74 played minutes Filhadal got a freekick which was hit by Artur Pinheiro. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Tavares during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SC Romainho getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Emanuel Tavares hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the match, SC Romainho's goalkeeper Afonso Freitas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Vaz. In the 89th minute, Mariano Vaz fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Afonso Freitas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Pinho in the 93rd minute. The Filhadal players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented SC Romainho from taking control. The game ends in a draw.