League Play-Off

Siao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ricardo Pacheco got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Rodrigues in the 10th minute of play forced Arribao FC's goalkeeper Manuel Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 17 minutes, Paulo Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arribao FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Cunha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Siao's Pedro Correia got a free kick in the 18th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Siao's zone, Fábio Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Cardoso came out of the goal and Fábio Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fábio Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fábio Andrade's late challenge caught a Siao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fábio Andrade helped the player get up and apologised. Fábio Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Júlio Figueiredo made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute of the match Siao got a corner. Arribao FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vicente Abreu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fábio Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Cardoso having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Vítor Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 60 minutes, Ricardo Pacheco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arribao FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Pacheco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fábio Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Cardoso having to interfere. In the 69th match minute, Arribao FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Faria to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute Júlio Figueiredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Gaspar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Siao's Gustavo Lisboa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manuel Gaspar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Manuel Gaspar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Júlio Figueiredo went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 95th minute Ricardo Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Ricardo Pacheco took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Luís Cardoso to make any attempt to save it.