League Play-Off

Fogarosa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, one of Fogarosa FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fogarosa FC. Amílcar Leite went to the wrong direction when Hugo Cabral was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Catarino Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amílcar Leite having to interfere. 11 minutes into the game, SC Cem's Adolfo Cabral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Amílcar Leite made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Catarino Araújo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fogarosa FC's Amílcar Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Cabral in the 22nd minute of play. In the 29th minute Adolfo Cabral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amílcar Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 30 minutes, David Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fogarosa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Carvalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. José Coelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Coelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Pedro Oliveira made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Eduardo Mota sent off a good shot on target. If Catarino Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half SC Cem were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Coelho to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes SC Cem's Adolfo Cabral stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Amílcar Leite stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Fogarosa FC of the goal. 57 minutes into the match, Fogarosa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Catarino Araújo came free, but Amílcar Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 58 minutes, Paulo Faro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Cem and the Fogarosa FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. If David Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. SC Cem's Paulo Faro got his second yellow card of the match in the 63rd minute. The referee ordered Paulo Faro off the ground. When José Coelho came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Fogarosa 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 José Coelho couldn't finish the play. David Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pedro Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Mota in the 78th minute of the match. The supporters of SC Cem booed when Fogarosa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Esteves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amílcar Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Adolfo Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Fogarosa FC's José Coelho in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Cem's goalie prevented a goal. David Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Pedro Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Cem eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.