League Play-Off

Estadio Varatojo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Ronfe's Oliveira Leal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Abel Viegas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Eusébio Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandro Gomes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliveira Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. A collision led to Varatojo FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Raul Moreira hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Oliveira Leal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sandro Gomes was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Heitor Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Gomes having to interfere. Varatojo FC's Sandro Gomes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliveira Leal in the 25th minute of play. Rui Ferro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Eusébio Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 29 played minutes Varatojo FC got a freekick which was hit by Raul Moreira. Lúcio Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Sandro Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Oliveira Leal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ronfe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Heitor Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oliveira Leal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Abel Viegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rui Ferro was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Ronfe's zone, Rui Ferro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusébio Pinho came out of the goal and Rui Ferro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rui Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Varatojo FC booed when Ronfe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lúcio Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Heitor Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Heitor Matos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute, Sandro Gomes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Varatojo FC booed when Ronfe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 78 played minutes, Varatojo FC's André Miranda shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eusébio Pinho came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Varatojo FC reached it. After having played for 84 minutes, Rui Ferro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Varatojo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rui Ferro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ricardo Leão charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricardo Leão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 87th match minute, Varatojo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Leão to maneuver through the defense. After 90 minutes Varatojo FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bento Mota who took care of the corner kick. Ronfe's Oliveira Leal got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Ronfe players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.