League Play-Off

Almarjao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mário Pais made the kick off which started today's match. Pedro Abrantes came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Morlenas's Jaime Albuquerque. But to his dismay, Jaime Albuquerque quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 5th minute Geraldo Zambujal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Abrantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Abrantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cândido Barroso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cândido Barroso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Abrantes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murilo Conde in the 15th minute of play forced Morlenas's goalkeeper Severiano Casado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mário Pais received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Severiano Casado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pawel Ogrodowicz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Abrantes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Jaime Albuquerque was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Morlenas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Almarjao FC the free kick. In the 21st match minute, Morlenas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. Morlenas's Severiano Casado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murilo Conde in the 23rd minute of play. After 25 minutes, Mário Pais mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Almarjao FC and the Morlenas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th match minute, Almarjao FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mário Pais to maneuver through the defense. If Cândido Barroso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Abrantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Ogrodowicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Fabian Kaczeniak struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Pedro Abrantes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Morlenas. In the 33rd minute, Fabian Kaczeniak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Morlenas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 36thth minute of the game Fabian Kaczeniak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Almarjao FC's Pedro Abrantes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fabian Kaczeniak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute Pawel Ogrodowicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Abrantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mário Pais kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pawel Ogrodowicz made a kick off. When Fabian Kaczeniak came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Morlenas 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 Fabian Kaczeniak couldn't finish the play. Almarjao FC's Pedro Abrantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Kaczeniak in the 54th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Mário Pais managed to get in a good position for a shot. Almarjao FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mário Pais was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Severiano Casado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Severiano Casado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murilo Conde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Abrantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Kaczeniak, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Pawel Ogrodowiczs short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Pedro Abrantes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Almarjao FC's Pedro Abrantes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Almarjao FC from getting a goal against them. Pedro Abrantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Kaczeniak in the 85th minute of play. A hard shot 87 in the game by Pawel Ogrodowicz from a close distance when the talented Pedro Abrantes managed to make a qualified save. Almarjao FC's players were relieved. Pawel Ogrodowicz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Pedro Abrantes made a huge save. Paulo Lustosa charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulo Lustosa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Almarjao FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Paulo Lustosa hit a great ball. After 97 played minutes, Morlenas's Jaime Gomes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pedro Abrantes 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 Morlenas reached it.