League Play-Off

Arena Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Olavo Toscano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inácio Aguiar having to interfere. After a rather tough play, SC Arrifes's Miguel Borges got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 9thth minute of the game Olavo Toscano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Arrifes's Inácio Aguiar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 11th minute, SC Arrifes's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Olavo Toscano fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Fábio Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laureano Cruz having to interfere. «««Ribatexas»»»'s Laureano Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Morais in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind «««Ribatexas»»»'s goalkeeper Laureano Cruz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to «««Ribatexas»»» getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Hermenegildo Azeredo hit a great ball. Laureano Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fábio Miranda in the 30th minute of the match. «««Ribatexas»»»'s Laureano Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Morais in the 32nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Domingos Esteves managed to get in a good position for a shot. «««Ribatexas»»»'s supporters rose to their feet, but Domingos Esteves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Inácio Aguiar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in «««Ribatexas»»»'s zone, Nuno Morais stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laureano Cruz came out of the goal and Nuno Morais tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, one of «««Ribatexas»»»:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for «««Ribatexas»»». Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Mota during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, SC Arrifes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Mota to maneuver through the defense. «««Ribatexas»»»'s Laureano Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Morais in the 55th minute of play. A collision led to SC Arrifes getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Cristiano Costa hit a great ball. The attack was good, but when Domingos Esteves in the 63rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 65 minutes into the match, SC Arrifes's goal looked a bit too open when Domingos Esteves came free, but Inácio Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Francisco Nascimento fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Arrifes's protests and gave Francisco Nascimento a yellow card for diving instead. Francisco Nascimento hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. «««Ribatexas»»»'s Laureano Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Morais in the 69th minute of play. Fábio Miranda succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 73rd playminute. In the 82nd minute, Lourenço Quintanilha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fábio Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Laureano Cruz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fábio Miranda in the 89th minute. When Domingos Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the «««Ribatexas»»» 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 Esteves couldn't finish the play. Domingos Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Inácio Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. SC Arrifes had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.