League Play-Off

Pracerias
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Afonso Cabral made the kick off which started today's match. Alexandre Barbosa hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, José Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Pracerias's supporters rose to their feet, but José Amorim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rui Faria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 1-0 became the score in the 7th minute when Afonso Cabral elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Afonso Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Faria having to interfere. The Lapinhas FC fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when Lapinhas FC's Joaquim Matias 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 26 minutes, Júlio Tavares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lapinhas FC and the SC Pracerias players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rui Faria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Amorim got free with Rui Faria in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joaquim Matias during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rui Faria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Cabral in the 37th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in SC Pracerias's zone, Xavier Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Viegas came out of the goal and Xavier Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 42nd minute, Amadeu Carneiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lapinhas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After having played for 47 minutes, Xavier Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lapinhas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavier Fonseca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, José Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Pracerias's supporters rose to their feet, but José Amorim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rui Faria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Afonso Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Faria having to interfere. Afonso Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Faria having to interfere. Afonso Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Faria having to interfere. Heitor Campos's late challenge caught a SC Pracerias's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Heitor Campos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd minute, Heitor Campos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugo Azevedo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 73rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. SC Pracerias's José Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Xavier Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lapinhas FC's Xavier Fonseca managed to work through SC Pracerias's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Xavier Fonseca dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Lapinhas FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vítor Pinho in the 87th minute. Vítor Pinho made a great header on Lapinhas FC's corner, it was just that SC Pracerias's David Viegas managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Lapinhas FC's Rui Lima got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute, Joaquim Matias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lapinhas FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.