League Play-Off

Gafanhao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that André Alves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacinto Porto was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 7th minute, Rui Fonseca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forneas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jacinto Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Alves in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute, André Alves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forneas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Viegas during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jacinto Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Fonseca in the 25th minute of play. André Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jacinto Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacinto Porto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Fonseca in the 31st minute of the match. Vasco Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomás Pinheiro was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 36th minute. Gafanhao FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If André Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Pinheiro in the 49th minute of play forced Forneas FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Trindade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Forneas FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rui Fonseca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Vasco Alves came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Gafanhao 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 Vasco Alves couldn't finish the play. In the 56th minute, Hugo Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rui Fonseca in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacinto Porto saved Gafanhao FC from getting behind. Jacinto Porto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Fonseca in the 62nd minute of the match. A collision led to Gafanhao FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Pedro Gonçalves hit a great ball. Tomás Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Alexandre Trindade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasco Alves in the 76th minute of play forced Forneas FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Trindade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Alexandre Trindade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, André Alves made a precise shot to the right of Jacinto Porto. Gafanhao FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Jacinto Porto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Viegas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes in the game, Rui Fonseca fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jacinto Porto having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gafanhao FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! If Lucas Viegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Forneas FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.