League Play-Off

Estadio Manhouce
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardo Bentes took the kick off in the first half of the match. David Faro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Lázaro Trigueiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sérgio Assunção sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Bentes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carlos Aleixo having to make a save. Carlos Aleixo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Bentes in the 16th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Faro during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Manhouce's David Faro got a free kick in the 19th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Hotel-Beta's zone, Sérgio Assunção stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lázaro Trigueiro came out of the goal and Sérgio Assunção tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sérgio Assunção received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Lázaro Trigueiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Faro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lázaro Trigueiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 31st minute David Faro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lázaro Trigueiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Faro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lázaro Trigueiro having to interfere. Hotel-Beta's Lázaro Trigueiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Faro in the 37th minute of play. In the 41st minute of the match, David Faro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lázaro Trigueiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 44th minute David Faro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lázaro Trigueiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when David Faro made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute David Faro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lázaro Trigueiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hotel-Beta's Lázaro Trigueiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Faro in the 55th minute of play. In the 56thth minute of the game David Faro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hotel-Beta's Lázaro Trigueiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Ricardo Bentes fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hotel-Beta's protests and gave Ricardo Bentes a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of SC Manhouce booed when Hotel-Beta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Bentes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lázaro Trigueiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sérgio Assunção, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Faro in the 63rd minute of play forced Hotel-Beta's goalkeeper Lázaro Trigueiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hotel-Beta's Lázaro Trigueiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Faro in the 65th minute of play. After having played for 67 minutes, David Faro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Manhouce's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Faro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lázaro Trigueiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sérgio Assunção received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Lázaro Trigueiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Hotel-Beta's zone, Pedro Paredes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lázaro Trigueiro came out of the goal and Pedro Paredes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SC Manhouce's Sérgio Assunção got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lázaro Trigueiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 87 minutes, Jorge Assunção managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Manhouce's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Assunção was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Hotel-Beta's zone, David Faro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lázaro Trigueiro came out of the goal and David Faro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, Hotel-Beta's goal looked a bit too open when Sérgio Assunção came free, but Lázaro Trigueiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hotel-Beta's Lázaro Trigueiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Faro in the 93rd minute of play. If Sérgio Assunção had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Despite being the better team, SC Manhouce failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.