League Play-Off

Arroia
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nuno Campos made the kick off which started today's match. Mário Brito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexandre Anjos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nuno Campos in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hugo Cabral prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rui Pereira hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Henrique Leite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute, Mário Monteiro sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Arroia's Alexandre Anjos didn't even have to move. In the 17thth minute of the game Marco Costa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arroia's Alexandre Anjos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vasco Moutinho kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Marco Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the game, Daniel Matias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arroia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Faceira the free kick. In the 24th match minute, Arroia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Matias to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the match, Arroia's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Costa came free, but Alexandre Anjos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Marco Costa came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Faceira 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 Marco Costa couldn't finish the play. Marco Costa hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Nuno Campos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Hugo Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Faceira's Hugo Cabral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Faceira from getting a goal against them. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arroia's goalkeeper Alexandre Anjos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alexandre Anjos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mário Brito in the 39th minute of the match. Mário Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Alexandre Anjos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mário Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Alexandre Anjos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marco Costa to make the kick off. In the 60th minute Augusto Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Cabral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Faceira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasco Moutinho to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Marco Costa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Anjos was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. 67 minutes into the game, Mário Brito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Alexandre Anjos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Augusto Garcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugo Cabral having to make a save. If Nuno Campos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Augusto Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Cabral having to interfere. If Marco Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Arroia getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Daniel Matias hit a great ball. If Marco Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 84 minutes, Álvaro Porto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arroia and the Faceira players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 84 played minutes Arroia got a freekick which was hit by Álvaro Porto. In the 89th match minute, Faceira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasco Moutinho to maneuver through the defense. After 90 played minutes, Arroia's Daniel Matias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hugo Cabral 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 Arroia reached it. If Mário Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 98th minute there was a penalty for Arroia. Daniel Matias stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hugo Cabral. 1-1. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.