League Play-Off

Espinhel
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Moreira took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the SC Espinhel defense, Joel Moreira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucas Amaro. The SC Espinhel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucas Amaro should have stopped the shot. José Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusébio Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Moniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Amaro having to interfere. Joaquim Neto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. José Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Eusébio Queirós's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Marques was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Joaquim Neto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Marques having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eusébio Queirós made a kick off. Eusébio Queirós took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised José Marques. José Marques dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 64 minutes into the match, Queimada FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Neto came free, but José Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 67 played minutes SC Espinhel got a freekick which was hit by Delfim Faro. Lucas Amaro came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Queimada FC's Joel Moreira. But to his dismay, Joel Moreira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 72nd minute, Joel Moreira 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. Lucas Amaro made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Armando Moniz sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Queimada FC booed when SC Espinhel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Teixeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Queimada FC's Gaspar Queirós couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 81st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SC Espinhel. José Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in SC Espinhel's zone, Armando Moniz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucas Amaro came out of the goal and Armando Moniz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Moreira in the 90th minute of play forced SC Espinhel's goalkeeper Lucas Amaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves João Rodrigues could shoot a difficult shot in the 93rd minute, which Lucas Amaro however easily saved by the left post. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Queimada FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.