League Play-Off

Gafanha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tiago Delgado started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Delgado in the 4th minute of play forced SC Gafanha's goalkeeper Xavier Delgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 played minutes SC Gafanha got a freekick which was hit by Augusto Lisboa. 6 minutes into the match, Tiago Delgado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xavier Delgado. SC Gafanha's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tiago Delgado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Luís Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Leal having to interfere. Gustavo Matias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Lucas Leal made a huge save. In the 19th minute Paulo Viegas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xavier Delgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute SC Gafanha were awarded a corner. Eduardo Torres went to the cornerflag to take it. Lucas Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Paulo Viegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tiago Delgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustavo Matias struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Lucas Leal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Gafanha. After a defensive mix-up in SC Gafanha's zone, Paulo Viegas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xavier Delgado came out of the goal and Paulo Viegas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tiago Delgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Xavier Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Lopes in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucas Leal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Lopes to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Matias in the 51st minute of play forced Pedrario's goalkeeper Lucas Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, SC Gafanha's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Delgado came free, but Xavier Delgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Heitor Ramos fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pedrario's protests and gave Heitor Ramos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Pedrario getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Heitor Ramos hit a great ball. Gustavo Matias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Leal having to interfere. Gustavo Matias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 73 minutes of play, SC Gafanha's Luís Lopes made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucas Leal was left in no man's land by his defense there! SC Gafanha's Xavier Delgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Delgado in the 77th minute of play. The referee gave SC Gafanha a penalty, 84 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eduardo Torres, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pedrario's Lucas Leal. 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in SC Gafanha's zone, Paulo Viegas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xavier Delgado came out of the goal and Paulo Viegas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tiago Delgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Xavier Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Lopes in the 96th minute of play forced Pedrario's goalkeeper Lucas Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute, Armando Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.