League Play-Off

Estadio Andrezes
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joaquim Teixeira kicked off to start the match. Alfredo Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Tomás Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredo Vieira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When António Antunes fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Loule's protests and gave António Antunes a yellow card for diving instead. The attack was good, but when Alfredo Vieira in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 11 minutes into the match, SC Loule's goalkeeper Tomás Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Morais. If Alfredo Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Heitor Coimbra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Teixeira in the 14th minute of the match. If Jaime Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joaquim Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Heitor Coimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heitor Coimbra having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Branco during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lucas Branco hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Daniel Morais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute Alfredo Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Jorge Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaime Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heitor Coimbra having to interfere. If Joaquim Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Morais could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Tomás Baptista made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Andrezes's zone, Joaquim Teixeira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Heitor Coimbra came out of the goal and Joaquim Teixeira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alfredo Vieira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Baptista having to interfere. Lucas Branco kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After 50 minutes Andrezes's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alberto Araújo who took care of the corner kick. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alfredo Vieira to strike the kick off in the second half. Joaquim Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Heitor Coimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucas Branco kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Joaquim Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heitor Coimbra having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Andrezes's zone, Jaime Baptista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Heitor Coimbra came out of the goal and Jaime Baptista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Heitor Coimbra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Andrezes's Daniel Morais got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Joaquim Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 86 minutes into the match, Andrezes's goalkeeper Heitor Coimbra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Baptista. With an all-out effort, SC Loule's Heitor Coimbra threw himself towards the right post 96 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joaquim Teixeira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, SC Loule's Joel Queirós got a free kick in the 97th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Loule eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.