League Play-Off

Santrilha
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedro Viana made the kick off which started today's match. If Diamantino Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Viana, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. If Pedro Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute Pedro Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 17 minutes, Pedro Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Rapa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Diamantino Garcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abel Freitas having to make a save. Fernando Nogueira struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Francisco Simões didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Rapa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Nogueira in the 26th minute of play forced Santrilha's goalkeeper Francisco Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Pedro Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute Pedro Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Santrilha defense, Pedro Viana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Francisco Simões. The Santrilha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Francisco Simões should have stopped the shot. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Rapa's goalkeeper Abel Freitas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Pedro Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Diamantino Garcia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Abel Freitas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diamantino Garcia in the 51st minute of play. The supporters of SC Rapa booed when Santrilha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Magalhães didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Simões having to interfere. Pedro Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Simões having to interfere. Fernando Nogueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Francisco Simões made a huge save. In the 76th minute, Alexandre Neto 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. After having played for 77 minutes, Fernando Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Rapa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernando Nogueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Pedro Viana kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Francisco Simões. That made the score 0-2 in the 79 minute of play. In the 94th minute, Fernando Coimbra 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. The Santrilha supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SC Rapa's performance. The match ended with a win for SC Rapa.