League Play-Off

Vicentes
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Afonso Sousa started the match with the kick off. Cristiano Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Valente having to interfere. When Afonso Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Vicentes 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 Afonso Sousa couldn't finish the play. Pedro Queirós scored 1-0 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Henriques, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Filipe Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Lúcio Valente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 played minutes Vicentes got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Assunção. In the 23rd match minute, Vicentes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basílio Lopes to maneuver through the defense. In the 25thth minute of the game Filipe Matos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vicentes's Lúcio Valente was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Afonso Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Nogueira in the 28th minute of play forced Vicentes's goalkeeper Lúcio Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristiano Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Valente having to interfere. Pindo's Ricardo Henriques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Sousa in the 34th minute of play. Xavier Assunção fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Henriques having to interfere. When Vicentes's Afonso Sousa in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pindo's goalie prevented a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Ricardo Henriques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Assunção in the 51st minute of the match. Filipe Matos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Lúcio Valente skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Afonso Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Ricardo Henriques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Afonso Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afonso Sousa might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardo Henriques. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Afonso Sousa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 63rd minute Pedro Queirós shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Henriques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Queirós in the 65th minute of play forced Pindo's goalkeeper Ricardo Henriques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Pindo's zone, Afonso Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Henriques came out of the goal and Afonso Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th minute Cristiano Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lúcio Valente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 minutes, Gabriel Dias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vicentes and the Pindo players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 81st minute of the game. One of Vicentes:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pindo:s goal. After 97 minutes of play, Vicentes's Filipe Marques made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Henriques was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the Vicentes players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.