League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bruno Martins started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Mário Brás managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lamoso FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mário Brás was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francisco Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Raul Fontes hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Bruno Martins who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SLbenfica's Francisco Tavares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Francisco Tavares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Martins in the 8th minute of play. If Sandro Gueifão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Lamoso FC's António Pires got control of the ball when Sandro Gueifão tried to sneak it across the goal line. Francisco Tavares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. António Henriques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Pires having to interfere. When Manuel Esteves fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lamoso FC's protests and gave Manuel Esteves a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Lamoso FC's Manuel Esteves got a free kick in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Martins in the 29th minute of play forced SLbenfica's goalkeeper Francisco Tavares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francisco Tavares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Martins in the 31st minute of play. After a rather tough play, SLbenfica's Hélder Lisboa got a free kick in the 31st minute. António Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from António Henriques in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, SLbenfica's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Martins came free, but Francisco Tavares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, SLbenfica's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Martins came free, but Francisco Tavares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Hélder Lisboa fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SLbenfica's protests and gave Hélder Lisboa a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to SLbenfica getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Hélder Lisboa hit a great ball. Francisco Tavares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Martins in the 47th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

69 minutes into the match, Bruno Martins dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Francisco Tavares, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Bruno Martins managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lamoso FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruno Martins was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francisco Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 82 minutes, Bruno Martins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lamoso FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Martins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mário Brás could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Francisco Tavares made a huge save. 88 minutes into the game, António Henriques cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. António Pires was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lamoso FC's Bruno Martins got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mário Brás got free with Francisco Tavares in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lamoso FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.