League Play-Off

Garruchas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Inácio Moutinho took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Fundada's goalkeeper Damião Parente, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paulo Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Fábio Vaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Higino Araújo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fábio Vaz was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Garruchas FC's Fábio Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Higino Araújo in the 12th minute of play. When Sebastião Faro came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Garruchas 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 Sebastião Faro couldn't finish the play. Damião Parente didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sebastião Faro went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. With a little luck, SC Fundada's Damião Parente got control of the ball when Sebastião Faro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sebastião Faro came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Damião Parente could save by the left post. The supporters of Garruchas FC booed when SC Fundada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inácio Moutinho in the 28th minute of play forced SC Fundada's goalkeeper Damião Parente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Higino Araújo came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the SC Fundada 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 Higino Araújo couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, SC Fundada's Marco Valido got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Inácio Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damião Parente having to interfere. 41 minutes into the game, Higino Araújo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Fábio Vaz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. SC Fundada's Sílvio Macieira suffered a sore thigh after 47 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 47 minutes into the game, Fernando Machado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Garruchas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Fundada the free kick. A collision led to Garruchas FC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Fernando Machado hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Paulo Oliveira made the kick off in the second half. António Leal kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Telmo Domingues kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastião Faro in the 72nd minute of play forced SC Fundada's goalkeeper Damião Parente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Garruchas FC's goalkeeper Fábio Vaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SC Fundada's Paulo Oliveira got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 90 minutes into the match, Garruchas FC's goalkeeper Fábio Vaz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulo Oliveira. Sebastião Faro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Damião Parente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Inácio Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damião Parente having to interfere. Damião Parente stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Inácio Moutinho's shot from short distance in the 98th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.