League Play-Off

Cirquidolo
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lúcio Queirós made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the game, one of Roda:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Miguel Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 14 played minutes SC Cirquidolo got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Porto. If Alexandre Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute, Lúcio Queirós 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandre Alves got free with Luís Coimbra in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 23 minutes into the match, Roda's goalkeeper Luís Coimbra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandre Alves. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Araújo in the 25th minute of play forced SC Cirquidolo's goalkeeper Óscar Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Araújo in the 26th minute of play forced SC Cirquidolo's goalkeeper Óscar Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Miguel Araújo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Roda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Roda's Luís Coimbra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Roda from getting a goal against them. Alexandre Alves kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 41stth minute. Though ot was a great shot Roda's keeper Luís Coimbra was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. If Lúcio Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half Roda were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Luís Coimbra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, one of Roda: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 Roda. The referee gave SC Cirquidolo a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Vítor Neves, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Roda's Luís Coimbra. 2-2. SC Cirquidolo's Óscar Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Morais in the 63rd minute of play. Alexandre Alves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luís Coimbra having to make a save. 68 minutes in the game, Miguel Araújo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Óscar Queirós having to interfere. Lúcio Queirós recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roda's Luís Coimbra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lúcio Queirós in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Adolfo Trindade was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Roda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Cirquidolo the free kick. Adolfo Trindade hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 81stth minute of the game David Morais who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Cirquidolo's Óscar Queirós was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 82nd match minute, Roda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Aleixo to maneuver through the defense. Alexandre Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Luís Coimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Coimbra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lúcio Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. If David Morais had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute, João Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Cirquidolo were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.