League Play-Off

Facha
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Domingos Branco kicked off to start the match. Bento Matias charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bento Matias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th minute, Bento Matias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the game's 6th minute Fogueteiro's Amadeu Amorim took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Carlos Cardoso and thus the score was 0-1. Fogueteiro's Bernardo Trindade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Fogueteiro from getting a goal against them. Mariano Assunção received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Bernardo Trindade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 played minutes Fogueteiro got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Freitas. When Domingos Branco came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Fogueteiro fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Domingos Branco couldn't finish the play. In the 30th minute Domingos Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Facha FC's Bernardo Trindade threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mariano Assunção, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 35th match minute, Fogueteiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. If Rui Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Domingos Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Carlos Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Facha FC defense, Ricardo Ferreira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos Cardoso. The Facha FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos Cardoso should have stopped the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mariano Assunção was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Ricardo Ferreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Cardoso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Ricardo Ferreira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mariano Assunção sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Domingos Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute, Fogueteiro's Domingos Branco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Carlos Cardoso. Carlos Cardoso yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. Carlos Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingos Branco in the 86th minute of play. 92 minutes into the game, Facha FC's Rui Domingues nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bernardo Trindade made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. When the final whistle sounded Fogueteiro left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Facha FC.