League Play-Off

Estadio Canenhos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when João Santos made the kick off which started today's match. Alexandre Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Armando Faro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gil Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Canenhos's Henrique Coelho got a free kick in the 9th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Gil Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot. Verdisao FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gil Mota was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Faro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 16 minutes into the match, Verdisao FC's goal looked a bit too open when João Santos came free, but Artur Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artur Magalhães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Faro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gil Mota in the 25th minute of the match. Alexandre Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Armando Faro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 30 minutes, Nuno Pinheiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Canenhos and the Verdisao FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 29 minutes into the game, one of Canenhos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Verdisao FC a penalty, 31 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alexandre Moura, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Canenhos's Armando Faro. 0-1. Nuno Resende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Magalhães having to interfere. Alexandre Leão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Leão in the 41st minute of play forced Canenhos's goalkeeper Armando Faro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Verdisao FC's Gil Mota got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gil Mota was the one to do the kick off. Artur Magalhães didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nuno Resende went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 64th minute Nuno Resende shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 68 played minutes Verdisao FC got a freekick which was hit by Gil Mota. A collision led to Verdisao FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Hugo Torres hit a great ball. Canenhos's João Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. João Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Magalhães having to interfere. 81 minutes into the game, Alexandre Torres was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Verdisao FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Canenhos the free kick. Alexandre Torres hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Verdisao FC's goalkeeper Artur Magalhães, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 88 minutes, Henrique Coelho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Canenhos and the Verdisao FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Canenhos's Henrique Coelho got a free kick in the 88th minute. Nuno Pinheiro was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 89 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the game, one of Canenhos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Armando Faro, was totally fooled by Verdisao FC's Alexandre Moura, who 92 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Verdisao FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.