League Play-Off

Oleiros
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Emanuel Melo struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. António Pedroso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guena. António Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Melo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Jorge Pinto made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Tomás Infante sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes into the match, Emanuel Melo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of António Pedroso. SC Oleiros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emanuel Melo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in SC Oleiros's zone, Paulo Ferreira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. António Pedroso came out of the goal and Paulo Ferreira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emanuel Melo struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. António Pedroso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guena. Marcelo Gouveia's late challenge caught a Guena's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcelo Gouveia helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute Paulo Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuel Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emanuel Melo struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. António Pedroso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guena. A collision led to SC Oleiros getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Rui Carrasqueira hit a great ball. In the 44th minute Guena were awarded a corner. Sérgio Valente went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 45th minute there was a penalty for Guena. Sérgio Valente stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving António Pedroso. 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristiano Serpa made a kick off. With a little luck, SC Oleiros's António Pedroso got control of the ball when Paulo Ferreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. António Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Delfim Barbosa's late challenge caught a Guena's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Delfim Barbosa helped the player get up and apologised. SC Oleiros's António Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Melo in the 63rd minute of play. Emanuel Melos short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got António Pedroso to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Paulo Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomás Infante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Jorge Pinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. António Pedroso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jorge Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 85th minute Emanuel Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, SC Oleiros's António Pedroso got control of the ball when Paulo Ferreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Guena! The referee gave SC Oleiros a penalty, 92 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jordão Saraiva, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Guena's Jorge Pinto. 1-2. Cristiano Serpa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Pinto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. When Cristiano Serpa came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the SC Oleiros 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 Cristiano Serpa couldn't finish the play. Cristiano Serpa struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Jorge Pinto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Oleiros. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Guena had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.