League Play-Off

Estadio Galafura
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Catarino Cabral made the kick off which started today's match. Ricardo Coelhos short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Domingos Antunes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 16th minute of the match Eduardo Cardoso sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abel Domingues skillfully saved the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Alexandre Amorim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tabaco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galafura the free kick. The supporters of Galafura booed when Tabaco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th match minute, Galafura was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Coelho to maneuver through the defense. Gonçalo Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Antunes having to interfere. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tabaco's goalkeeper Domingos Antunes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 31 minutes into the game, Rui Lisboa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tabaco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galafura the free kick. The supporters of Galafura booed when Tabaco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Lisboa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gonçalo Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Domingos Antunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonçalo Cardoso in the 34th minute of play. Gonçalo Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Ricardo Coelho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Domingos Antunes. Tabaco's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardo Coelho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. If Catarino Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Gonçalo Cardoso made the kick off in the second half. If Catarino Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 53rd minute, Rui Lisboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 65 played minutes Tabaco got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Almeida. When Ricardo Coelho came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Galafura 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 Ricardo Coelho couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the match, Tabaco's goal looked a bit too open when Gonçalo Cardoso came free, but Domingos Antunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Galafura's Ricardo Coelho got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 76 played minutes Galafura got a freekick which was hit by Domingos Matos. Abel Domingues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Catarino Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonçalo Cardoso took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Domingos Antunes. Domingos Antunes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After having played for 91 minutes, Ricardo Coelho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galafura's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Coelho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abel Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Catarino Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Abel Domingues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Catarino Cabral in the 97th minute of play. Galafura's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.