League Play-Off

Alpiarca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Artur Coelho kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Nuno Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Pedro Pinho came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the dragon 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 Pedro Pinho couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Óscar Conde in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Matias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Coelho in the 19th minute of play forced dragon fc's goalkeeper Manuel Garcez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, dragon fc's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Coelho came free, but Manuel Garcez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 28 played minutes dragon fc got a freekick which was hit by Aldaír Porto. Humberto Pires made a great header on Samarra's corner, it was just that dragon fc's Manuel Garcez managed to reach the ball for a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Artur Coelho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Samarra's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Coelho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Garcez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute, Higino Linhares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oliveira Andrade in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Garcez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Nuno Vale fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Samarra's protests and gave Nuno Vale a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Samarra's Nuno Vale got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Artur Coelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Óscar Conde made the kick off in the second half. Artur Coelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Oliveira Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Artur Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to dragon fc getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Rui Vidal hit a great ball. Oliveira Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Manuel Garcez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oliveira Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Manuel Garcez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 69th minute by Artur Coelho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 74th minute, Artur Coelho fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Manuel Garcez, passed just outside the right post. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Artur Coelho took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Manuel Garcez to make any attempt to save it. Pedro Matias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Pinho in the 82nd minute of play. Manuel Garcez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Coelho in the 84th minute of the match. With a little luck, dragon fc's Manuel Garcez got control of the ball when Oliveira Andrade tried to sneak it across the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Pedro Pinho notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Samarra's Pedro Matias. Pedro Matias was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 95th match minute, Samarra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Assunção to maneuver through the defense. 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.