League Play-Off

Futur Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Murilo Sabrosa kicked off to start the match. Daniel Ribas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Nogueira having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Luís Paredes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Murilo Sabrosa in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sérgio Nogueira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Sérgio Aguiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 18 minutes into the match, Facho FC's goalkeeper Sérgio Nogueira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Ribas. In the 19th minute Murilo Sabrosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sérgio Nogueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Paredes during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Facho FC's Luís Paredes got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute Murilo Sabrosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sérgio Nogueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Máximo Malafaia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Aguiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Rafael Veiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Máximo Malafaia. futurainbow's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rafael Veiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 31 minutes into the match, Facho FC's goalkeeper Sérgio Nogueira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Ribas. Rafael Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Máximo Malafaia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th match minute, futurainbow was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Fraga to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the game, Januário Gusmão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. futurainbow's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Facho FC the free kick. Rafael Veiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The futurainbow players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Facho FC were winning 0-1.

In the 52nd minute, Murilo Sabrosa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The futurainbow fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Daniel Ribas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Sérgio Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sérgio Nogueira came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by futurainbow's Murilo Sabrosa. But to his dismay, Murilo Sabrosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Sérgio Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Ribas in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Facho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Ribas came free, but Sérgio Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Murilo Sabrosa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sérgio Nogueira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Januário Gusmão was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Rafael Veiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Máximo Malafaia having to interfere. Sérgio Aguiar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Máximo Malafaia made a huge save. In the 81st match minute, futurainbow was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Fraga to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Sérgio Aguiar fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Máximo Malafaia, passed just outside the right post. Tiago Simões received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Sérgio Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Facho FC's Sérgio Aguiar got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. futurainbow were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Facho FC for a fine match.