League Play-Off

Estadio Lodoes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hélder Lopes got the match started through his kick off. Abel Veiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Abel Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the game, Abel Veiga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Humberto Martins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hélder Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélder Martins having to interfere. Humberto Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. SC Juizo were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after SC Lodoes's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nuno Anjos took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Nuno Anjos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Humberto Martins quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The crowd rose to their feet as Hélder Lopes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hélder Martins. That made the score 1-1 in the 29 minute of play. If Hélder Lopes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 2-1 became the score in the 39th minute when Miguel Simões elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abel Veiga in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Humberto Martins saved SC Lodoes from getting behind. Abel Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Humberto Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abel Veiga was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Hélder Lopes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hélder Martins was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. After 56 played minutes SC Lodoes got a freekick which was hit by Heitor Domingues. Humberto Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Povilas Endrasius, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. SC Lodoes's Humberto Martins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Veiga in the 62nd minute of play. Pedro Veiga kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Abel Veiga hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. SC Juizo's Hélder Martins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Simões in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Lopes in the 86th minute of play forced SC Juizo's goalkeeper Hélder Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Veiga hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute, Bernardo Fernandes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Juizo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.