League Play-Off

Ratos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim Palha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gil Álvares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diogo Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Diogo Amaral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gil Álvares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Eusébio Ferro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquim Palha in the 8th minute. Pedro Esteves hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Diogo Amaral struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Gil Álvares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for G.D.VILAR. The supporters of G.D.VILAR booed when Ratos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noel Assis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute, Eusébio Sá ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gil Álvares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. With a little luck, G.D.VILAR's Eusébio Ferro got control of the ball when Noel Assis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute Joaquim Palha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Ferro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentim Cordeiro got free with Eusébio Ferro in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eusébio Ferro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucílio Frois in the 27th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Ratos FC's Joaquim Palha dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Noel Assis's late challenge caught a G.D.VILAR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Noel Assis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of G.D.VILAR booed when Ratos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noel Assis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ratos FC's Gil Álvares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Sá in the 34th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Joaquim Palha reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eusébio Ferro. The goal made the score 2-2.

52 minutes into the game, Lucílio Frois cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Eusébio Ferro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 55th minute, Lucílio Frois hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. G.D.VILAR's Eusébio Ferro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Palha in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Ratos FC's goalkeeper Gil Álvares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diogo Amaral. Gabriel Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Álvares having to interfere. Gabriel Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Ratos FC's Damião Vargas tried to score from far away in the 67th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Eusébio Ferro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentim Cordeiro in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Lucílio Frois left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ratos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. In the 82nd minute Eusébio Sá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Álvares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Assis in the 89th minute of play forced G.D.VILAR's goalkeeper Eusébio Ferro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Palha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Eusébio Ferro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ratos FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.