League Play-Off

Bandavizes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Romão Matias charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romão Matias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Romão Matias hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The referee gave SC Rumeleira a penalty, 10 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tiago Ribeiro, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bandavizes's Avelino Monsanto. 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, SC Rumeleira's goalkeeper Alexandre Guerreiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sidónio Pestana. Joel Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Avelino Monsanto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel Andrade's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Bandavizes's Sidónio Pestana got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Sidónio Pestana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Bandavizes booed when SC Rumeleira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogério Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Augusto Miranda hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Avelino Monsanto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Andrade in the 35th minute of play. Avelino Monsanto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Andrade in the 38th minute of the match. Mariano Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Bandavizes's goalkeeper Avelino Monsanto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Bandavizes's Tomás Meira got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Mariano Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half SC Rumeleira were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Andrade to make the kick off. Alexandre Guerreiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidónio Pestana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avelino Monsanto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Saúl Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute, Mariano Moutinho fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Avelino Monsanto. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and SC Rumeleira's manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. Mariano Moutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Avelino Monsanto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saúl Vidal charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Saúl Vidal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SC Rumeleira booed when Bandavizes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saúl Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute, Tiago Ribeiro sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Bandavizes's Avelino Monsanto didn't even have to move. When Sidónio Pestana came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Bandavizes 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 Sidónio Pestana couldn't finish the play. Avelino Monsanto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Moutinho in the 80th minute. Mariano Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Andrade in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Avelino Monsanto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mariano Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avelino Monsanto having to interfere. SC Rumeleira's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.