League Play-Off

Fradilhao
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amadeu Sousa started the match with the kick off. Cristóvão Borges got in the 6th minute the ball and tried a long shot which scored to the left of Rodrigo Amorim and thus it was 1-0. A collision led to Bemposta FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Lourenço Monteiro hit a great ball. Fradilhao's Delfim Paiva got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eduardo Gaspar's late challenge caught a Bemposta FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eduardo Gaspar helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Fradilhao's Eduardo Gaspar got a free kick in the 15th minute. If Amadeu Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Inácio Esteves kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Inácio Esteves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fradilhao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bemposta FC the free kick. In the 20th match minute, Fradilhao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inácio Esteves to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeu Sousa in the 25th minute of play forced Fradilhao's goalkeeper Inácio Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fradilhao's Inácio Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by António Abreu in the 28th minute of play. When Vicente Pacheco fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fradilhao's protests and gave Vicente Pacheco a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Fradilhao getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Vicente Pacheco hit a great ball. António Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alfredo Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Lourenço Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredo Reis to make the kick off. After having played for 60 minutes, Amadeu Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bemposta FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amadeu Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. António Abreu 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. In the 66th minute, António Abreu made a precise shot to the right of Inácio Reis. Fradilhao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. When Eduardo Gaspar was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 71 minutes had been played. Eduardo Gaspar hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. António Abreu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Inácio Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfim Paiva in the 84th minute of the match. If Amadeu Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 96 minutes into the game, António Almeida was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fradilhao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bemposta FC the free kick. In the 96th minute, António Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. António Abreu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Inácio Reis made a huge save. The Bemposta FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Fradilhao from taking control. The game ends in a draw.