League Play-Off

Estadio Narangera
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gaspar Valente made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Cristiano Moniz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 15th minute, Carlos Sá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Narangera's Jaime Neto tried to score from far away in the 16th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Gaspar Valente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gaspar Valente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cândido Marques hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Gaspar Valente managed to get in a good position for a shot. Narangera's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaspar Valente was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Gaspar Valente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Narangera's Rui Lisboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by António Dias in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute Gaspar Valente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. António Dias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Lisboa having to interfere. Narangera's Rui Lisboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Moniz in the 43rd minute of play. António Dias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Rui Lisboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Moniz in the 47th minute of play forced Narangera's goalkeeper Rui Lisboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Cristiano Moniz did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-1 to the left of a surprised Rui Lisboa 52 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Raposa's zone, Gaspar Valente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusébio Pinheiro came out of the goal and Gaspar Valente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Torres in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eusébio Pinheiro saved Raposa from getting behind. David Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute, one of Raposa:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Raposa. In the 75th minute, Gaspar Valente got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eusébio Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Torres in the 76th minute of play. Gaspar Valente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Pinheiro having to interfere. In the 79th minute, David Torres left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Narangera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Carlos Sá struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Rui Lisboa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Raposa. In the 91st minute António Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Lisboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Cardoso kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Narangera's Rui Lisboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by António Dias in the 93rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Narangera had won after a very even match.