League Play-Off

Louroza
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, 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. Joaquim Costa started the match with the kick off. Vicente Cunha's late challenge caught a Veigas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vicente Cunha helped the player get up and apologised. In the 10th minute, Armando Santos fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Adelino Jesus, passed just outside the right post. Delfim Teixeira hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. If Hugo Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eusébio Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Costa in the 29th minute of the match. Hugo Cruz struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Eusébio Neto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Veigas FC. After 37 played minutes Hugo Faro rounded Veigas FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. 41 minutes into the match, Veigas FC's Joaquim Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eusébio Neto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Louroza FC's Vicente Cunha got his second yellow card of the match in the 43rd minute. The referee ordered Vicente Cunha off the ground. Joaquim Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Eusébio Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Louroza FC's goalkeeper Eusébio Neto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Armando Santos was the one to do the kick off. Veigas FC's Joaquim Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armando Machado during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Armando Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Eusébio Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Armando Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adelino Jesus having to interfere. Eusébio Neto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hugo Cruz went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. If Hugo Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hugo Cruz struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Eusébio Neto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Veigas FC. Armando Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Adelino Jesus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adelino Silva lost his temper 95 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 98th minute the ball was on its way in behind Louroza FC's goalkeeper Eusébio Neto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.