League Play-Off

Lagens
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Humberto Moutinho made the kick off which started today's match. SC Lagens's Cristiano Pereira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Nascimento in the 10th minute of play. Humberto Moutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Nuno Borba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Humberto Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Borba having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Joaquim Nascimento made a precise shot to the right of Cristiano Pereira. SC Lagens's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Heitor Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Cristiano Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Heitor Luz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Pereira having to interfere. Joaquim Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Joaquim Nascimento made the kick off in the second half. Cristiano Pereira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Heitor Luz in the 52nd minute. The supporters of SC Fartaria booed when SC Lagens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Esteves didn't get a good kick on the ball. SC Lagens's Cristiano Pereira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save SC Lagens from getting a goal against them. A collision led to SC Lagens getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Emílio Porto hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, SC Fartaria's Delfim Veiga got a free kick in the 65th minute. When Humberto Moutinho came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the SC Lagens 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 Humberto Moutinho couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute Jorge Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Borba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Lagens's Humberto Moutinho got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jorge Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Borba having to interfere. The supporters of SC Lagens booed when SC Fartaria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delfim Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute Jorge Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Borba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Lagens's goalkeeper Cristiano Pereira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when SC Fartaria's Joaquim Nascimento in the 88th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Cristiano Pereira was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for SC Lagens through an amazing save. If Heitor Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the game, Emílio Porto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Lagens's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Fartaria the free kick. After a rather tough play, SC Lagens's Emílio Porto got a free kick in the 94th minute. Cristiano Pereira made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Heitor Luz sent off a good shot on target. SC Lagens's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.