League Play-Off

Estadio Ninaes
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Adelino Assis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Rogério Guerreiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Joaquim Leal made a huge save. Paulo Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 6 minutes, André Neto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Taloes's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Neto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Assis in the 8th minute of play forced SC Taloes's goalkeeper Joaquim Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 13 minutes into the game, when Nuno Reis put in a rough tackle. Adelino Assis did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Joaquim Leal 18 minutes into the match. SC Taloes's Joaquim Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Assis in the 24th minute of play. Joaquim Leal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Assis in the 27th minute of play. Rogério Guerreiro struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Joaquim Leal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ninaes. SC Taloes's Joaquim Leal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save SC Taloes from getting a goal against them. Emílio Borges's late challenge caught a Ninaes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emílio Borges helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Taloes fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 37th minute. Penalty! In the 39th minute there was a penalty for Ninaes. Vítor Barbosa stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Joaquim Leal. 3-0. In the 48th minute Adelino Assis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquim Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for André Neto to strike the kick off in the second half. When Rogério Guerreiro came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Ninaes 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 Rogério Guerreiro couldn't finish the play. If Adelino Assis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 57 played minutes SC Taloes got a freekick which was hit by Duarte Moura. In the 59th minute, Rafael Esteves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquim Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adelino Assis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67thth minute of the game Rogério Guerreiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Taloes's Joaquim Leal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 70th minute, Vítor Barbosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ninaes's goalkeeper Paulo Pereira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When André Neto came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the SC Taloes 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 André Neto couldn't finish the play. In the 90th minute, Adelino Assis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ninaes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Adelino Assis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Leal having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ninaes had won after a very even match.