League Play-Off

Estadio Arrancosa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bruno Oliveira kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Brás in the 8th minute of play forced SC Arrancosa's goalkeeper Simão Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simão Valente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingos Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Simão Valente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from António Brás, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute Domingos Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simão Valente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Domingos Martins left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mouricao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 22nd minute Bruno Oliveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Domingos Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simão Valente was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. After 27 minutes of play, SC Arrancosa's Vítor Gonçalves made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Barros was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bruno Oliveira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Barros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. When Viriato Delgado fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mouricao's protests and gave Viriato Delgado a yellow card for diving instead. After 40 played minutes Mouricao got a freekick which was hit by Viriato Delgado. Domingos Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Simão Valente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simão Valente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from António Brás in the 47th minute of the match.

Domingos Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simão Valente having to interfere. If António Brás had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 56 minutes, João Borba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Arrancosa and the Mouricao players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mouricao booed when SC Arrancosa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Borba didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emílio Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Diamantino Matos fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mouricao's protests and gave Diamantino Matos a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of SC Arrancosa booed when Mouricao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diamantino Matos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel Gomes during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joel Gomes hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Brás in the 76th minute of play forced SC Arrancosa's goalkeeper Simão Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Mouricao's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Oliveira came free, but José Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Diamantino Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Domingos Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simão Valente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from António Brás, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vítor Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Barros having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Mouricao's zone, Bruno Oliveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Barros came out of the goal and Bruno Oliveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Mouricao's zone, Bruno Oliveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Barros came out of the goal and Bruno Oliveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mouricao players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SC Arrancosa.