League Play-Off

Vilarelho
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sebastião Rocha kicked off to start the match. Sebastião Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Carvalho having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Cunha in the 7th minute of play forced SC Vilarelho's goalkeeper Domingos Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Alberto Cunha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Domingos Amorim was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Miguel Fontes came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Abel Carvalho could save by the left post. Afonso Monteiro hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 16 minutes into the match, Sebastião Rocha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abel Carvalho. Penteado FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastião Rocha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Miguel Fontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Afonso Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th play minute Miguel Fontes came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Abel Carvalho. 2-0. Sebastião Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, SC Vilarelho's goal looked a bit too open when José Aguiar came free, but Domingos Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SC Vilarelho's zone, Alberto Cunha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Domingos Amorim came out of the goal and Alberto Cunha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 47 minutes, Luís Gonçalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Penteado FC and the SC Vilarelho players grew even worse after the yellow card. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alberto Cunha to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Alberto Cunha recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Domingos Amorim. Alberto Cunha showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. 55 minutes into the game, Armindo Andrade was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Penteado FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Vilarelho the free kick. After 56 played minutes Penteado FC got a freekick which was hit by Armindo Andrade. When Joaquim Borba fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Penteado FC's protests and gave Joaquim Borba a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Penteado FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Afonso Monteiro hit a great ball. In the 65thth minute of the game Miguel Fontes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Penteado FC's Abel Carvalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Miguel Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Abel Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute Sebastião Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Alberto Cunha reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Domingos Amorim. The goal made the score 2-2. Miguel Fontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, Alberto Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Aguiar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Domingos Amorim having to make a save. 88 minutes into the match, SC Vilarelho's goalkeeper Domingos Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Aguiar. Domingos Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Cunha in the 89th minute of the match. Domingos Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Aguiar went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Domingos Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Aguiar in the 96th minute. Penteado FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.