League Play-Off

Moitedo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when João Melo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jacinto Coelho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Melo, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the game, Nuno Amaro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rumeleira FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Moitedo the free kick. In the 4th match minute, Rumeleira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Amaro to maneuver through the defense. The goalkeeper, Jacinto Coelho, was totally fooled by Moitedo's Viriato Neto, who 6 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Lisboa in the 12th minute of play forced Moitedo's goalkeeper Joaquim Correia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Moitedo getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Duarte Cabral hit a great ball. João Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Coelho having to interfere. 21 minutes into the game, António Lisboa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Joaquim Correia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 29 minutes into the match, Rumeleira FC's goal looked a bit too open when João Melo came free, but Jacinto Coelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duarte Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duarte Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Jacinto Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Duarte Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luís Brito to strike the kick off in the second half. Joaquim Correia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Jacinto Coelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Melo in the 58th minute of play. In the 61st match minute, Moitedo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílcar Nunes to maneuver through the defense. Joaquim Correia made an important save on a dangerous shot by António Lisboa in the 66th minute. In the 75th minute Moitedo were awarded a corner. Viriato Neto went to the cornerflag to take it. If António Lisboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Catarino Barros's late challenge caught a Moitedo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Catarino Barros helped the player get up and apologised. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rumeleira FC! The referee gave Moitedo a penalty, 87 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Viriato Neto, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rumeleira FC's Jacinto Coelho. 2-2. 90 minutes into the game, Amílcar Nunes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Moitedo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rumeleira FC the free kick. In the 90th match minute, Moitedo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílcar Nunes to maneuver through the defense. When António Lisboa came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Rumeleira FC 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 António Lisboa couldn't finish the play. When Manuel Delgado fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Moitedo's protests and gave Manuel Delgado a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Rumeleira FC booed when Moitedo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Delgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 98th minute Luís Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquim Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.