League Play-Off

Estadio Andrezes
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nuno Guarda made the kick off which started today's match. Alfredo Vieira might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armindo Almeida. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alfredo Vieira ran back to his position shaking his head. Armindo Almeida came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Andrezes's Daniel Morais. But to his dismay, Daniel Morais quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 6th minute Basílio Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heitor Coimbra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexandre Amaro kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 12th minute Basílio Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heitor Coimbra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Heitor Coimbra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Guarda in the 14th minute of play. When Gonçalo Garcia fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lanhelas FC's protests and gave Gonçalo Garcia a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lanhelas FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Gonçalo Garcia hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Lanhelas FC's zone, Daniel Morais stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armindo Almeida came out of the goal and Daniel Morais tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Alfredo Borba fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lanhelas FC's protests and gave Alfredo Borba a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lanhelas FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Alfredo Borba hit a great ball. Lanhelas FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 23rd minute, when Alfredo Vieira scored to the left of an out of position Armindo Almeida, making the score, 2-0. Lanhelas FC:s Armindo Almeida showed great skill when he stopped Jorge Borba:s penalty. Armindo Almeida came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Andrezes's Jorge Borba. But to his dismay, Jorge Borba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Alfredo Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Armindo Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Basílio Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Lanhelas FC 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 Basílio Cruz couldn't finish the play. Alfredo Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfredo Vieira made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Lanhelas FC's zone, Alfredo Vieira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armindo Almeida came out of the goal and Alfredo Vieira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Daniel Morais put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Armindo Almeida. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Alfredo Vieira sped through Lanhelas FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Armindo Almeida. During the 64th minute of the match Gonçalo Garcia completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gonçalo Garcia a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 65th minute, Gonçalo Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armindo Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Vieira in the 68th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Lanhelas FC's Heitor Coimbra threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nuno Guarda, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Andrezes's zone, Basílio Cruz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Heitor Coimbra came out of the goal and Basílio Cruz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Andrezes fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Andrezes's Daniel Morais looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lucas Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrezes's Alfredo Vieira got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Morais fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Almeida having to interfere. Alfredo Vieira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armindo Almeida read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Lanhelas FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.