League Play-Off

Estadio Sacorelhe
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedro Lopes made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 5 minutes, Pedro Lopes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Sacorelhe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Lopes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. José Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Xavier Guerreiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 11 played minutes Sinagoga FC got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Vaz. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sinagoga FC's goalkeeper Paulo Melo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paulo Melo was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Pedro Lopes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pedro Lopes really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. SC Sacorelhe's Xavier Guerreiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Correia in the 23rd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Domingos Soares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xavier Guerreiro. SC Sacorelhe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Domingos Soares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 30 played minutes Sinagoga FC got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fernandes. 32 minutes into the match, Sinagoga FC's goalkeeper Paulo Melo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfredo Figueiredo. After 34 minutes, Manuel Luz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Sacorelhe and the Sinagoga FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SC Sacorelhe getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Manuel Luz hit a great ball. When Domingos Soares came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Sinagoga FC 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 Domingos Soares couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Sinagoga FC booed when SC Sacorelhe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Álvaro Abreu didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Domingos Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th match minute, SC Sacorelhe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delfim Pinho to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Sinagoga FC's Carlos Neves tried to score from far away in the 41st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Correia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, SC Sacorelhe's Alfredo Figueiredo made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo Melo was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to SC Sacorelhe getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Manuel Luz hit a great ball. Domingos Soares did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Xavier Guerreiro 59 minutes into the match. If Alfredo Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Melo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Lopes's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. 72 minutes into the game, Luís Fernandes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sinagoga FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Sacorelhe the free kick. A collision led to Sinagoga FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Luís Fernandes hit a great ball. Alfredo Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. SC Sacorelhe's Xavier Guerreiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Correia in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Correia in the 80th minute of play forced SC Sacorelhe's goalkeeper Xavier Guerreiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of SC Sacorelhe booed when Sinagoga FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armindo Morais didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xavier Guerreiro having to interfere. The Sinagoga FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented SC Sacorelhe from taking control. The game ends in a draw.