League Play-Off

Nike Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nivaldo Oliveira made the kick off which started today's match. In the 9thth minute of the game Lucas Paiva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Malhadas's Cristiano Vilaverde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rui Araújo kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Amadeu Monteiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amadeu Monteiro got free with Cristiano Vilaverde in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SC Malhadas's Nivaldo Oliveira got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amadeu Monteiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cristiano Vilaverde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rui Araújo charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rui Araújo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th minute, Rui Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amadeu Monteiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Cristiano Vilaverde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to SC Malhadas getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Hélder Alves hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amadeu Monteiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fernando Amaral scored 1-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristiano Vilaverde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to F.C.FÂNZERES 31 getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. António Fontes hit a great ball. After 61 minutes, Aprígio Maciel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Malhadas and the F.C.FÂNZERES 31 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Malhadas! In the 69th minute, Lúcio Santarém hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute Nivaldo Oliveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Alves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute of the match, Rui Araújo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pedro Alves saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 77 minutes into the match, Alfredo Campos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Alves. F.C.FÂNZERES 31's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfredo Campos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Cristiano Vilaverde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Monteiro in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Fernando Amaral made a precise shot to the right of Cristiano Vilaverde. SC Malhadas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Pedro Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nivaldo Oliveira in the 92nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, F.C.FÂNZERES 31's Amadeu Monteiro got a free kick in the 94th minute. Nivaldo Oliveira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Alves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. F.C.FÂNZERES 31 were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.