League Play-Off

Ribalonga State
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Renato Marques made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the game, Gaspar Candeias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ribalonga's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Moliana the free kick. In the 4th minute, Gaspar Candeias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oliveira Paredes in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano lago saved Ribalonga from getting behind. Cristiano lago came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Moliana's Abel Ferro. But to his dismay, Abel Ferro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Oliveira Paredes scored 0-2 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristiano lago, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cristiano lago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Ferro in the 20th minute of the match. Abel Ferro scored 0-3 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristiano lago, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Filipe Moniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renato Marques in the 30th minute of the match. Renato Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Moniz having to interfere. When Alfredo Neto fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Moliana's protests and gave Alfredo Neto a yellow card for diving instead. After 39 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Moliana! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abel Ferro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Abel Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Oliveira Paredes could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Cristiano lago however easily saved by the left post. Oliveira Paredes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano lago having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oliveira Paredes got free with Cristiano lago in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ribalonga's defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Abel Ferro scored to the left of an out of position Cristiano lago, making the score, 1-4. In the 66th minute Oliveira Paredes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oliveira Paredes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano lago having to interfere. Renato Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Filipe Moniz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredo Neto struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Cristiano lago didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Moliana. In the 93rd match minute, Ribalonga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Candeias to maneuver through the defense. Lúcio Patrício charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lúcio Patrício the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Filipe Cabral was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 99th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The SC Moliana players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.