League Play-Off

Lumiares
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Emílio Paredes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ivo Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Carlos Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Nuno Raminhos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lavradio's Carlos Baptista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Lavradio from getting a goal against them. In the 25th minute Ivo Figueiredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lavradio's Carlos Baptista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Lavradio from getting a goal against them. Nuno Severo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The supporters of Romanga FC booed when Lavradio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Ivo Figueiredo made the kick off in the second half. Romanga FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Emílio Paredes scored to the left of an out of position Nuno Severo, making the score, 0-3. In the 59th minute, Jorge Meireles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Romanga FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. If Emílio Paredes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Dias in the 71st minute of play forced Romanga FC's goalkeeper Nuno Severo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Romanga FC's Nuno Severo got control of the ball when Alexandre Teixeira tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 74 in the game by Emílio Paredes from a close distance when the talented Nuno Severo managed to make a qualified save. Romanga FC's players were relieved. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lavradio fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Vicente Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lavradio's supporters rose to their feet, but Vicente Rodrigues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno Severo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. When Ivo Figueiredo came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Romanga 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 Ivo Figueiredo couldn't finish the play. Nuno Raminhos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carlos Baptista having to make a save. 97 minutes into the game, Romanga FC's Jorge Meireles nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlos Baptista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.