League Play-Off

Serapicos
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nuno Tavares kicked off to start the match. Amadeu Castro hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Cláudio Machado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniel Santos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Azevedo in the 12th minute of play forced Pomarao's goalkeeper Rui Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Almeida took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Daniel Santos. Daniel Santos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Ricardo Rodrigues hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After 19 played minutes Pomarao got a freekick which was hit by Simão Carneiro. Nuno Tavares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Santos having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ricardo Rodrigues during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Pomarao booed when Serapicos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 35 minutes of play, Serapicos FC's Paulo Alves made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rui Aguiar was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 38th match minute, Serapicos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Coimbra to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Simão Carneiro sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Serapicos FC's Daniel Santos didn't even have to move. When Ricardo Rodrigues was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 41 minutes had been played. In the 42nd minute, Ricardo Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cláudio Machado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pomarao's Rui Aguiar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Pomarao from getting a goal against them.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paulo Alves to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, Serapicos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandro Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Serapicos FC's zone, Joaquim Faria stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Santos came out of the goal and Joaquim Faria tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nuno Tavares hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Paulo Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Aguiar having to interfere. If Nuno Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serapicos FC's Daniel Santos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Serapicos FC from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute, Paulo Alves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Serapicos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. When Afonso Dias fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Serapicos FC's protests and gave Afonso Dias a yellow card for diving instead. A hard shot by Simão Carneiro from long distance, 92 minutes into the match, got Daniel Santos's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Afonso Dias kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Cláudio Machado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Serapicos FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Pomarao had controlled the match.