League Play-Off

Estadio Taloes
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Nuno Santarém made the kick off and thus started the match. After 2 played minutes SC Rabacos got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Delgado. In the 3rd minute Emílio Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Cabral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nuno Santarém's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Leal was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Nuno Santarém fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Leal having to interfere. SC Taloes's Joaquim Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastião Viegas in the 10th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Nuno Santarém managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Rabacos's supporters rose to their feet, but Nuno Santarém was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joaquim Leal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fernando Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Jorge Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Cabral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Fernando Leite scored 1-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jorge Cabral, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Fernando Leite came up free with the goalie in the 25th 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 Fernando Leite couldn't finish the play. Fernando Leite recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carlos Figueiredo kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After 34 minutes, Nuno Santarém mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Rabacos and the SC Taloes players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 34 played minutes SC Rabacos got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Santarém. Sebastião Viegas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fernando Leite was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute of the match SC Taloes got a corner. SC Rabacos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emílio Borges ran over to the corner to take the kick. Sebastião Viegas took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joaquim Leal. Joaquim Leal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Gaspar Amaro charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaspar Amaro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, SC Rabacos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Amaro to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Nuno Santarém took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Joaquim Leal to make any attempt to save it. After 86 minutes of play, SC Taloes's André Neto made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jorge Cabral was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Nuno Santarém came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the SC Rabacos 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 Nuno Santarém couldn't finish the play. Duarte Moura charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Duarte Moura the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SC Taloes's Duarte Moura got a free kick in the 96th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.