League Play-Off

Laundos
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfredo Leite kicked off to start the match. Domingos Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Henriques, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Eusébio Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Pinho's Afonso Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Leite in the 8th minute of play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Pinho's goalkeeper Afonso Reis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Humberto Henriques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Correia during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 18th match minute, Laundos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Correia to maneuver through the defense. Domingos Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Henriques in the 22nd minute of the match. Laundos's Domingos Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Henriques in the 23rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, SC Pinho's Carlos Luz got a free kick in the 26th minute. Humberto Henriques struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Domingos Alves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Pinho. Humberto Henriques struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Domingos Alves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Pinho. After 35 played minutes Laundos got a freekick which was hit by João Correia. In the 38th minute, Ricardo Andrade ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Domingos Alves was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Eusébio Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute, Humberto Henriques got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

54 minutes into the match, Laundos's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Henriques came free, but Domingos Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ricardo Andrade came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the SC Pinho 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 Ricardo Andrade couldn't finish the play. Humberto Henriques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Domingos Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Laundos's goalkeeper Domingos Alves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardo Andrade. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Eusébio Luz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Laundos's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusébio Luz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afonso Reis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eusébio Luz struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Afonso Reis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Laundos. Eusébio Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Humberto Henriques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th match minute, Laundos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Veiga to maneuver through the defense. Alfredo Leite took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Afonso Reis. Afonso Reis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 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.