League Play-Off

Mattas
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. Amadeu Soares started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Humberto Lima ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Lisboa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Viriato Rocha struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Sebastião Freitas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Mattas. Viriato Rocha in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sebastião Freitas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Amadeu Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viriato Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Amadeu Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 17th minute by Viriato Rocha got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 18th minute, Rui Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Humberto Lima hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Daniel Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After having played for 28 minutes, Amadeu Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Mattas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amadeu Soares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SC Mattas's Manuel Lisboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Moutinho in the 37th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 42 minutes into the game, when Humberto Teixeira put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Mattas fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! 48 minutes into the match, Humberto Lima notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of SC Mattas's Manuel Lisboa. Manuel Lisboa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Humberto Lima to strike the kick off in the second half. Humberto Lima might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manuel Lisboa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Humberto Lima ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Mattas's goalkeeper Manuel Lisboa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Humberto Lima blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Lisboa having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Cristiano Moutinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Monfirre FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Moutinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Lisboa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 62 minutes into the match, Humberto Lima dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Manuel Lisboa, 0-4. Manuel Lisboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The supporters of Monfirre FC booed when SC Mattas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Amaral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rui Cabral's late challenge caught a SC Mattas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rui Cabral helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of SC Mattas booed when Monfirre FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viriato Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Sebastião Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Freitas having to interfere. Viriato Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Sebastião Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viriato Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Sebastião Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Monfirre FC booed when SC Mattas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Amaral didn't get a good kick on the ball. The SC Mattas supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Monfirre FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Monfirre FC.