League Play-Off

Estadio Ardegao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Artur Bessa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 12 minutes, Américo Pacheco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ardegao and the SC Riscada players grew even worse after the yellow card. Américo Pacheco hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, SC Riscada's Joaquim Melo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jorge Jesus narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Bernardo Assunção had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ardegao's Jorge Jesus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Assunção in the 17th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bernardo Assunção in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Jesus saved Ardegao from getting behind. Rui Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Bernardo Assunção had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Bernardo Assunção had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Catarino Borges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Bessa, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Lucas Azevedo hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Catarino Borges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Bessa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Jesus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Assunção, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Óscar Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Catarino Borges made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Bessa in the 37th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bernardo Assunção to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 61st minute Bernardo Assunção shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Jesus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Óscar Magalhães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Catarino Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Catarino Borges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Bessa, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 74th minute, Artur Bessa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ardegao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The audience was convinced that Artur Bessa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Catarino Borges was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. In the 81st match minute, SC Riscada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Jesus to maneuver through the defense. Jorge Jesus didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 87th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. If Óscar Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. André Coelho hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match.