League Play-Off

Cumeiras
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, 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. Henrique Pires started the match with the kick off. Vítor Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Joaquim Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Henrique Pires's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Macedo was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Joaquim Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Lucas Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Vítor Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute Vítor Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquim Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to SC Arnoia getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Luís Ribeiro hit a great ball. A collision led to SC Arnoia getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Luís Ribeiro hit a great ball. In the 34th minute, Vítor Fonseca 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. In the 36th minute, Bernardo Brás hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardo Brás who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of David Santos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Raul Freitas's late challenge caught a Cumeiras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raul Freitas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd match minute, SC Arnoia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Freitas to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The supporters of SC Arnoia booed when Cumeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolfo Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd minute SC Arnoia were awarded a corner. Fábio Porto went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Fábio Porto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cumeiras's Joaquim Macedo did a great save. With a little luck, Cumeiras's Joaquim Macedo got control of the ball when Vítor Fonseca tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Bernardo Brás had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Adolfo Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cumeiras's supporters rose to their feet, but Adolfo Soares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Santos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 69th minute, Bernardo Brás ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. David Santos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. If Henrique Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Brás, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Valente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Arnoia's goalkeeper David Santos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristiano Valente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. David Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd match minute, SC Arnoia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrique Pires to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute Cristiano Valente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.