League Play-Off

Estadio Malinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xavier Valente started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Malinho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Campos to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Ramos 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. After 8 minutes, Jorge Leite mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Lousas and the Malinho FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Lousas's Jorge Leite got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute Carlos Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasco Araújo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaime Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. If Carlos Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 minutes, Eusébio Lima mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Malinho FC and the SC Lousas players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vasco Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 played minutes Malinho FC got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Campos. SC Lousas's Luís Neto couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 27th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Malinho FC. Manuel Campos got his second yellow card in the match during the 42nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 42nd match minute, Malinho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Campos to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Antunes having to interfere. 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.

Hugo Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. José Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Malinho FC were furious when Carlos Alves was red carded, 64 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 64 minutes into the game, one of Malinho FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The supporters of SC Lousas booed when Malinho FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Gueifão didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Antunes came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Lousas's Hugo Fonseca. But to his dismay, Hugo Fonseca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 81st minute, Daniel Gueifão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugo Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Antunes having to interfere. In the 88thth minute of the game Xavier Valente who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Malinho FC's José Antunes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hugo Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. José Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over SC Lousas could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Malinho FC throughout the match.