League Play-Off

Estadio Ancede
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eusébio Ferro made the kick off which started today's match. Pedro Andrade made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusébio Henriques in the 4th minute. Ancede FC's attack was well implemented in the 5th minute, but when Eusébio Ferro was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Cabeceiros's goalkeeper Pedro Andrade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedro Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Ferro in the 13th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Eusébio Henriques's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Andrade was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. After 21 minutes, Vicente Amaral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Cabeceiros and the Ancede FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vicente Amaral hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gil Miranda in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo Leão prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luís Antunes struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Paulo Leão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Cabeceiros. Luís Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Paulo Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Santarém charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Santarém the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ancede FC's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 32nd minute of the game, when Paulo Coelho after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of SC Cabeceiros's goal. Paulo Coelho was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. Eusébio Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ancede FC's goalkeeper Paulo Leão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paulo Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gil Miranda in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ancede FC's goalkeeper Paulo Leão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gil Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Antunes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in SC Cabeceiros's zone, Eusébio Ferro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Andrade came out of the goal and Eusébio Ferro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eusébio Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute Vicente Amaral suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Rocha during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Carlos Rocha hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, SC Cabeceiros's Pedro Santarém tried to score from far away in the 61st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 62nd match minute, Ancede FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Coelho to maneuver through the defense. 64 minutes into the match, Gil Miranda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo Leão. Ancede FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gil Miranda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of SC Cabeceiros booed when Ancede FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Leite didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes, SC Cabeceiros's Pedro Santarém shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Paulo Leão 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 SC Cabeceiros reached it. Gil Miranda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Paulo Leão made a huge save. Eusébio Henriques struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Pedro Andrade didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ancede FC. Eusébio Henriques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the match, Ancede FC's goalkeeper Paulo Leão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gil Miranda.