League Play-Off

Amendoeira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carlos Leal got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Rogério Moniz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Pedro Brito was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 8th match minute, SC Amendoeira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílcar Leite to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Falachos's zone, Carlos Borba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Brito came out of the goal and Carlos Borba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 12 minutes into the match, Falachos's goalkeeper Pedro Brito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rogério Moniz. Falachos's Pedro Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Falachos from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Falachos's zone, Carlos Borba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Brito came out of the goal and Carlos Borba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Alfredo Fontes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Falachos's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfredo Fontes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Anjos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to SC Amendoeira getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Júlio Setúbal hit a great ball. Rogério Moniz scored 2-0 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Brito, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 36 minutes into the match, Alfredo Fontes notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of SC Amendoeira's Bruno Anjos. Bruno Anjos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Leal in the 45th minute of play forced SC Amendoeira's goalkeeper Bruno Anjos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Rogério Moniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Brito having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlos Leal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bruno Anjos. That made the score 2-2 in the 64 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Falachos's Armando Neves got a free kick in the 66th minute. Rogério Moniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Brito having to interfere. Falachos's Armando Neves suffered a concussion after 75 minutes and had to leave the field. In the 76th minute, Gustavo Coimbra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Falachos's Xavier Ferro tried to score from far away in the 77th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Carlos Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Brito having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Borba in the 84th minute of play forced Falachos's goalkeeper Pedro Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Falachos's goalkeeper Pedro Brito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SC Amendoeira's Bruno Anjos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save SC Amendoeira from getting a goal against them. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.