League Play-Off

Estadio Arrifanense
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd match minute, FC.Arrifanense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Matias to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Guerreiro in the 6th minute of play forced FC.Arrifanense's goalkeeper Diamantino Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, FC.Arrifanense's goal looked a bit too open when Amílcar Baptista came free, but Diamantino Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, André Pinho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Luís Leão was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Diamantino Nogueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Domingues in the 27th minute of the match. André Pinho struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Luís Leão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC.Arrifanense. A collision led to FC.Arrifanense getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Miguel Matias hit a great ball. André Macedo might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Diamantino Nogueira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Macedo ran back to his position shaking his head. 43 minutes into the match, FC.Arrifanense's Maximiliano Lluciano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Leão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to FC.Arrifanense getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Nuno Leão hit a great ball. Diamantino Nogueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Mendes in the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maximiliano Lluciano to make the kick off. Luís Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Lluciano in the 52nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Cabaducos FC's André Macedo got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the match, Maximiliano Lluciano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Leão. Cabaducos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maximiliano Lluciano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Diamantino Nogueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amílcar Baptista in the 59th minute. FC.Arrifanense's Diamantino Nogueira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save FC.Arrifanense from getting a goal against them. 65 minutes into the match, Xavier Domingues dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Diamantino Nogueira, 2-3. A collision led to FC.Arrifanense getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. André Garcia hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Amílcar Baptista notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of FC.Arrifanense's Diamantino Nogueira. Diamantino Nogueira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 80 minutes, Tomás Ferro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cabaducos FC and the FC.Arrifanense players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cabaducos FC's Tomás Ferro got a free kick in the 80th minute. Ezequiel Cilio shot a long shot in the 81st minute and a light blocked Luís Leão hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 3-4. Amílcar Baptista took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Diamantino Nogueira. Diamantino Nogueira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-5. With a little luck, FC.Arrifanense's Diamantino Nogueira got control of the ball when Amílcar Baptista tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Diamantino Nogueira successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 91 minutes into the match, Cabaducos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Lluciano came free, but Luís Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Pinho in the 93rd minute of the match. FC.Arrifanense's Diamantino Nogueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Mendes in the 95th minute of play. André Pinho hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The FC.Arrifanense fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Cabaducos FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.