League Play-Off

Ariques
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amadeu Correia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luís Valente stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rui Leal's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Cristiano Soares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amadeu Correia's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Luís Valente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Luís Valente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Leal in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Amadeu Correia notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SC Ariques's Cristiano Soares. Cristiano Soares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Praganca's Luís Valente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Leal in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Manuel Valente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Ariques's Cristiano Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amadeu Correia in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Sebastião Esteves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Júlio Gonçalves in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Soares saved SC Ariques from getting behind. In the 43rd minute, Amadeu Correia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Praganca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Rui Leal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rui Leal was the one to do the kick off. Amadeu Correia struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Cristiano Soares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Praganca. Júlio Gonçalves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Leão in the 66th minute of play forced Praganca's goalkeeper Luís Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonçalo Leão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Valente having to interfere. Luís Valente didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gonçalo Leão went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Júlio Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Amadeu Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Trindade during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st minute, one of SC Ariques:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SC Ariques. The referee gave Praganca a penalty, 93 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rafael Macedo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SC Ariques's Cristiano Soares. 1-4. In the 99th minute of the match Catarino Pacheco sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Valente skillfully saved the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Praganca walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.