League Play-Off

Estadio Freixofeira
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nuno Oliveira got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Afonso Trindade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Alexandre Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Simão Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute, Freixofeira FC's Gaspar Pinheiro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After 26 played minutes Freixofeira FC got a freekick which was hit by Afonso Setúbal. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Carlos Morais put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Luís Magalhães. Simão Luz was a little too slow when Alexandre Cabral got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 2-1.

If Alexandre Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaspar Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simão Luz having to interfere. Gaspar Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute Afonso Trindade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simão Luz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Pinheiro in the 70th minute of the match. If Nuno Oliveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Magalhães made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Morais in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute, Tomás Matias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Nuno Oliveira fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The supporters of Freixofeira FC booed when Ajude FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duarte Paredes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nuno Oliveira came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Ajude 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 Nuno Oliveira couldn't finish the play. A hard shot 89 in the game by Carlos Morais from a close distance when the talented Luís Magalhães managed to make a qualified save. Freixofeira FC's players were relieved. After 92 played minutes Ajude FC got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Aleixo. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Gaspar Pinheiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Freixofeira FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaspar Pinheiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simão Luz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Freixofeira FC had won after a very even match.