League Play-Off

Gigante
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafael Guarda took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gigante's Amílcar Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Faria in the 9th minute of play. Gigante's Amílcar Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Gonçalves in the 10th minute of play. João Martins struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Nuno Coimbra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gigante. After a rather tough play, Gigante's Rafael Guarda got a free kick in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Gigante's goal looked a bit too open when David Gonçalves came free, but Amílcar Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Martins in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nuno Coimbra, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. João Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute, Gigante's João Martins dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Nuno Coimbra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Guarda in the 24th minute of the match. When Jorge Faria came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the SC Moruja fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jorge Faria couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, SC Moruja's Amadeu Moura got a free kick in the 29th minute. João Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amadeu Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. João Martins in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nuno Coimbra, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 38 minutes into the game, João Martins lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Nuno Coimbra. 42 minutes into the match, Gigante's goal looked a bit too open when David Gonçalves came free, but Amílcar Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jorge Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. David Gonçalves was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Gigante getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Fernando Fontes hit a great ball. With a little luck, Gigante's Amílcar Santos got control of the ball when Jorge Faria tried to sneak it across the goal line. Armando Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 58 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when SC Moruja's Jorge Faria fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. If David Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Coimbra having to interfere. When Gigante's Rafael Guarda in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Moruja's goalie prevented a goal. João Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Coimbra having to interfere. Jorge Faria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amílcar Santos having to interfere. Rafael Guarda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Nuno Coimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, David Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Moruja's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Gonçalves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 92 minutes, João Martins mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gigante and the SC Moruja players grew even worse after the yellow card. João Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Coimbra having to interfere. Gigante were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SC Moruja for a fine match.