League Play-Off

Porreiras
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Fábio Esteves made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the match, Fábio Esteves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Américo Silva. Porreiras FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fábio Esteves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Álvaro Gaspar hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Óscar Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oliveira Macedo having to interfere. A hard shot by André Brito from long distance, 19 minutes into the match, got Oliveira Macedo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Miguel Lima's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Américo Silva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Fábio Coelho 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. 28 minutes into the match, Porreiras FC's Álvaro Resende sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oliveira Macedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Oliveira Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Coelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Óscar Cabral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oliveira Macedo having to make a save. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Oliveira Macedo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Óscar Cabral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oliveira Macedo having to make a save. Porreiras FC's Américo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Lima in the 43rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Luzio's Álvaro Gaspar got a free kick in the 45th minute. Inácio Nascimento was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 46th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fábio Coelho made a kick off. Fábio Esteves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Silva having to interfere. Oliveira Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Coelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Álvaro Resende hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Luzio's Miguel Lima got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 72 minutes into the match, Luzio's goal looked a bit too open when Óscar Cabral came free, but Oliveira Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Coelho in the 73rd minute of play forced Luzio's goalkeeper Oliveira Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oliveira Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Coelho in the 75th minute of play. In the 78thth minute of the game Óscar Cabral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Luzio's Oliveira Macedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Brás during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Porreiras FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Brás to maneuver through the defense. Paulo Dias's late challenge caught a Porreiras FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo Dias helped the player get up and apologised. When Álvaro Gaspar fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Luzio's protests and gave Álvaro Gaspar a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Luzio's Álvaro Gaspar got a free kick in the 95th minute.