League Play-Off

Estadio Lanceiros
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorge Melo got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Nuno Teixeira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Figueiredo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. João Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Anjos in the 12th minute of play. When Entradas's Jorge Melo in 15 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. João Pedroso guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Carlos Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Queirós in the 17th minute of play. After having played for 18 minutes, Nuno Teixeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Lanceiros's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuno Teixeira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paulo Anjos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute Adolfo Queirós shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 2-0 became the score in the 27th minute when Adolfo Queirós elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. SC Lanceiros's João Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Anjos in the 30th minute of play. Nuno Teixeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Queirós in the 37th minute of play forced Entradas's goalkeeper Carlos Figueiredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st match minute, Entradas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Jesus to maneuver through the defense. Augusto Almeida was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 42nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Armando Amorim hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Carlos Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Carlos Figueiredo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adolfo Queirós's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adolfo Queirós made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, SC Lanceiros's Nuno Teixeira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Figueiredo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jorge Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedroso having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Entradas's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Teixeira came free, but Carlos Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nuno Teixeira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Figueiredo was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Adolfo Queirós received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Carlos Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Anjos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but João Pedroso made a huge save. In the 73rd minute, Paulo Anjos made a precise shot to the right of João Pedroso. SC Lanceiros's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Jorge Melo sped through SC Lanceiros's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of João Pedroso. João Pedroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Melo in the 85th minute of the match. SC Lanceiros's João Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Melo in the 87th minute of play. Paulo Anjos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but João Pedroso made a huge save. The supporters of SC Lanceiros booed when Entradas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nuno Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Figueiredo having to interfere.