League Play-Off

Ramalde
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pedro Domingues started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Dias in the 5th minute of play forced Ramalde FC's goalkeeper Artur Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Artur Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Domingues, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Sousanil's goalkeeper Pedro Viana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Bessa. Artur Dias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 24th minute Vicente Anjos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th match minute, Sousanil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by António Guerreiro to maneuver through the defense. André Pereira, 28 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to Sousanil getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. António Guerreiro hit a great ball. Vicente Anjos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Neves having to interfere. A collision led to Ramalde FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Jorge Macedo hit a great ball. Sousanil's Pedro Viana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Sousanil from getting a goal against them. Pedro Domingues 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. After 48 minutes of play, Sousanil's Vicente Anjos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Neves was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vicente Anjos to make the kick off. Adolfo Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Artur Dias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Artur Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Artur Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vicente Anjos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Artur Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Sousanil booed when Ramalde FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Macedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sousanil's Artur Dias got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Miguel Bessa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Viana having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Domingues in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Viana saved Sousanil from getting behind. Pedro Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Bessa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 97 minutes into the game, Alfredo Ribeiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sousanil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ramalde FC the free kick. In the 99th minute there was a penalty for Ramalde FC. André Pereira stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pedro Viana. 1-1. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.