League Play-Off

Fundao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Jaime Matias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jaime Matias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the match, Fundao's Nuno Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Morais narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 13 minutes, Jaime Matias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fundao's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaime Matias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Luzianes FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Emanuel Soares hit a great ball. If Nuno Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nuno Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Morais was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jaime Matias showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. Jaime Matias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alberto Teixeira's late challenge caught a Fundao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alberto Teixeira helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Luzianes FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Alberto Teixeira hit a great ball. After having played for 34 minutes, Abel Torres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Luzianes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abel Torres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 40 minutes, Abel Torres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Luzianes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abel Torres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abel Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vítor Simões was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alberto Guerreiro during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th minute, Alberto Guerreiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 56 minutes, André Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fundao's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Emanuel Soares fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Luzianes FC's protests and gave Emanuel Soares a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th minute, Emanuel Soares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Fundao's André Viana tried to score from far away in the 60th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Pedro Morais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Vítor Simões got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Fundao getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Tomás Moniz hit a great ball. After 72 minutes Fundao's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ricardo Carvalho who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Gil Cunha managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Emanuel Soares hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Luzianes FC's Pedro Morais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Matias in the 78th minute of play. After 80 played minutes, Fundao's António Barbosa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pedro Morais came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fundao reached it. 81 minutes into the match, Abel Torres notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Fundao's Marco Pereira. Marco Pereira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abel Torres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Marco Pereira made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Luzianes FC's zone, Nuno Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Morais came out of the goal and Nuno Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 96 minutes into the game, Alberto Teixeira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Marco Pereira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.