League Play-Off

Estadio Gargantada
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. Vasco Rocha started the match with the kick off. Lago FC's Jaime Bessa couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 6th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Gargantada. After having played for 8 minutes, Rogério Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lago FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rogério Antunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amadeu Baptista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. André Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vasco Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vasco Rocha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vasco Rocha might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Neves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vasco Rocha ran back to his position shaking his head. Álvaro Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogério Antunes in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th play minute Amadeu Baptista came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised André Neves. 1-0. When Lago FC's David Pires in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gargantada's goalie prevented a goal. Álvaro Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogério Antunes in the 26th minute of the match. Vasco Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. André Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lago FC's zone, Amadeu Baptista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Neves came out of the goal and Amadeu Baptista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Amadeu Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gargantada's supporters rose to their feet, but Amadeu Baptista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 37 minutes into the match, Lago FC's goalkeeper André Neves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amadeu Baptista. André Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vasco Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. André Neves made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Amadeu Baptista sent off a good shot on target. In the 40th match minute, Lago FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Cunha to maneuver through the defense. Lago FC's André Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasco Rocha in the 46th minute of play. In the 48th minute, David Pires left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lago FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when David Pires made the kick off in the second half. Álvaro Alves was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but David Pires showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 55 minute of play. André Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Baptista in the 61st minute of the match. In the 66th match minute, Lago FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogério Antunes to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Queirós received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. André Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Gargantada's Álvaro Alves got control of the ball when Rogério Antunes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lago FC's attack was well implemented in the 79th minute, but when Rogério Antunes was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Rogério Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Alves having to interfere. When Gargantada's Vasco Rocha in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lago FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 86th match minute, Lago FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Cunha to maneuver through the defense. Álvaro Alves made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when David Pires sent off a good shot on target. David Pires blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Álvaro Alves having to make a save. 95 minutes into the match, Lago FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vasco Rocha came free, but André Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Álvaro Alves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rogério Antunes in the 98th minute.