League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Ervoes FC's Manuel Vaz got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 7th minute, Rodrigo Porto made a precise shot to the right of Sebastião Tavares. Louredo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Sebastião Tavares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Vaz in the 12th minute of play. Sebastião Tavares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Porto's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Augusto Sá hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Armando Pimenta, 18 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ivo Figueiras kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Rodrigo Porto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastião Tavares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The supporters of Louredo FC booed when Ervoes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laureano Moura recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Louredo FC booed when Ervoes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. António Paiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Vaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Tavares having to interfere. Eusébio Lisboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emílio Taveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Sebastião Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emílio Taveira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sebastião Tavares came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ervoes FC's Augusto Sá. But to his dismay, Augusto Sá quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Rodrigo Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Sebastião Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 58 played minutes, Ervoes FC's Rafael Neves shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sebastião Tavares 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 Ervoes FC reached it. A collision led to Louredo FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Delfim Viveiros hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute Ervoes FC were awarded a corner. António Paiva went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Ervoes FC's Augusto Sá to a score. 0-4 in the 62nd minute. Manuel Vaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Sebastião Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Zeferino Torcato was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 66 minutes had been played. In the 67th minute, Zeferino Torcato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Manuel Vaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodrigo Porto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastião Tavares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Laureano Moura recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Emílio Taveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodrigo Porto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Vaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Laureano Moura might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eusébio Lisboa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Laureano Moura ran back to his position shaking his head. Sebastião Tavares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manuel Vaz in the 93rd minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ervoes FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.