League Play-Off

Estadio Adrao
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emílio Simões got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Gonçalves in the 4th minute of play forced Adrao's goalkeeper António Tavares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Gonçalves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. António Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute Emílio Simões shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Tavares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomás Gonçalves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. António Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adrao's António Tavares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emílio Simões in the 23rd minute of play. António Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emílio Simões in the 25th minute of the match. António Tavares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomás Gonçalves's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. When Carlos Melo fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Adrao's protests and gave Carlos Melo a yellow card for diving instead. Gil Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Tavares having to interfere. Inácio Macedo charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Inácio Macedo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Inácio Macedo kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emílio Simões in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck António Tavares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. António Tavares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emílio Simões's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Cristiano Ferro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Adrao's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Ferro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emílio Lisboa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. António Tavares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emílio Simões, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Ricardo Borba kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Emílio Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot. Conraria's supporters rose to their feet, but Emílio Simões was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. António Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Tomás Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 66 played minutes Conraria got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Tavares. In the 67th minute of the match Ricardo Borba shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emílio Lisboa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Tomás Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Carlos Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomás Gonçalves struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. António Tavares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Conraria. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomás Gonçalves got free with António Tavares in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Marques charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Marques the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 83 played minutes Adrao got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Marques. In the 84th minute of the match, Emílio Simões tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but António Tavares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Cristiano Ferro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Lisboa having to interfere. After 90 minutes of play, Adrao's Cristiano Ferro made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emílio Lisboa was left in no man's land by his defense there! António Tavares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomás Gonçalves in the 94th minute. Adrao's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.