League Play-Off

Estadio Lavradio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Marco Miranda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lavradio's supporters rose to their feet, but Marco Miranda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Humberto Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Esteves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marco Miranda in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Adelino Oliveira notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of SC Mesquita's Cristiano Esteves. Cristiano Esteves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Jorge Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that João Soares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xavier Veiga was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. The Lavradio fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Lavradio's Marco Miranda looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Humberto Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Esteves having to interfere. Marco Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Cristiano Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Lavradio's Inácio Gaspar slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cristiano Esteves. That made the score 3-0 after 31 minutes of play. Humberto Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Abreu in the 37th minute of play forced SC Mesquita's goalkeeper Cristiano Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Jorge Vieira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Mesquita fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Marco Miranda was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 47th minute. Lavradio's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

João Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If João Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Xavier Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristiano Esteves came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Lavradio's Humberto Abreu. But to his dismay, Humberto Abreu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Jorge Vieira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If João Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xavier Veiga was a little too slow when João Soares got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 4-2. Marco Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute Humberto Abreu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of SC Mesquita booed when Lavradio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lavradio had won after a very even match.