League Play-Off

Estadio Quebrada
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, S. Domingos FC's Caetano Rijo got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The audience was convinced that Romão Carreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerónimo Gonçalves was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romão Carreira in the 19th minute of play forced Quebrada FC's goalkeeper Jerónimo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerónimo Gonçalves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hildeberto Carvalhal in the 20th minute of play. The supporters of S. Domingos FC booed when Quebrada FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julião Alvarenga didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Quebrada FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hildeberto Carvalhal came free, but Jerónimo Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romão Carreira in the 24th minute of play forced Quebrada FC's goalkeeper Jerónimo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micael Pais in the 29th minute of play forced S. Domingos FC's goalkeeper Marco Lemos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Lemos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hermenegildo Abreu's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Hildeberto Carvalhal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerónimo Gonçalves having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Hildeberto Carvalhal made a precise shot to the right of Jerónimo Gonçalves. Quebrada FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 46 minutes into the match, S. Domingos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hermenegildo Abreu came free, but Marco Lemos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hermenegildo Abreu to make the kick off. After 53 minutes S. Domingos FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ilídio Costa who took care of the corner kick. Quebrada FC's Ilídio Costa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marco Lemos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Romão Carreira came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the S. Domingos 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 Romão Carreira couldn't finish the play. Artur Jesus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marco Lemos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermenegildo Abreu in the 60th minute of the match. Hermenegildo Abreu scored 2-1 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Lemos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. S. Domingos FC's Romão Carreira got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Nuno Lousada came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the S. Domingos 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 Nuno Lousada couldn't finish the play. Quebrada FC's Jerónimo Gonçalves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romão Carreira in the 83rd minute of play. 86 minutes in the game, Romão Carreira fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jerónimo Gonçalves having to interfere. With a little luck, Quebrada FC's Jerónimo Gonçalves got control of the ball when Hildeberto Carvalhal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romão Carreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. S. Domingos FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.