League Play-Off

Lobio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulo Matos started the match with the kick off. Eusébio Santos had great luck who in the 9thth minute grab hold of the ball when Domingos Resende from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. With his leg Eusébio Santos managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when SC Lobio's Pedro Correia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. SC Lobio's André Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Matos in the 14th minute of play. Basílio Nunes hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Matos in the 16th minute of play forced SC Lobio's goalkeeper André Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Lobio's goalkeeper André Garcia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SC Lobio's André Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Matos in the 21st minute of play. SC Lobio's André Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lourenço Henriques in the 23rd minute of play. Paulo Matos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without André Garcia having to make a save. SC Lobio's André Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lourenço Henriques in the 26th minute of play. Domingos Resende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Santos having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Jorge Henriques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Garcia having to interfere. After 42 played minutes SC Lobio got a freekick which was hit by Rui Mendes. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Lobio's goalkeeper André Garcia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SC Lobio's André Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Matos in the 46th minute of play. Lourenço Henriques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Domingos Resende made the kick off in the second half. Pedro Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Santos having to interfere. In the 68thth minute of the game Paulo Matos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Lobio's André Garcia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Malhadais FC's goal looked a bit too open when Domingos Resende came free, but Eusébio Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Pedro Correia came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the SC Lobio 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 Pedro Correia couldn't finish the play. If Domingos Resende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Pedro Correia 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 79th match minute, Malhadais FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Paredes to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, Malhadais FC's Paulo Matos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that André Garcia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, Malhadais FC's goal looked a bit too open when Domingos Resende came free, but Eusébio Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Garcia having to interfere. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.