League Play-Off

Moura
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manuel Anjos got the match started through his kick off. Mariano Peseiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Domingues having to interfere. If José França had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 13 minutes, Mariano Peseiro made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. SC Ajuda's Joaquim Domingues tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Nuno Vaz took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eusébio Carmona. Eusébio Carmona dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Joaquim Melo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Mariano Peseiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 26 played minutes SC Ajuda got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Anjos. The audience thought a goal was coming when José França got free with Joaquim Domingues in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, SC Moura's Mariano Peseiro got a free kick in the 29th minute. If José França had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 41 played minutes SC Ajuda got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Freitas. When Mariano Peseiro came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the SC Moura 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 Mariano Peseiro couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Peseiro made a kick off. Joaquim Domingues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José França in the 52nd minute of play. Joaquim Domingues stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José França's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. If Mariano Peseiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 56th minute of the game. One of SC Ajuda:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Moura:s goal. After 60 minutes, Sebastião Vilaverde mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Moura and the SC Ajuda players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SC Moura getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Sebastião Vilaverde hit a great ball. A collision led to SC Moura getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Antero Magalhães hit a great ball. Joaquim Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José França, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 76th match minute, SC Moura was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacob Pires to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to SC Ajuda getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Rui Guarda hit a great ball. Joaquim Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Peseiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Joaquim Domingues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Peseiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by José França in the 84th minute of play forced SC Ajuda's goalkeeper Joaquim Domingues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Domingues came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Moura's Mariano Peseiro. But to his dismay, Mariano Peseiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. 90 minutes into the match, SC Ajuda's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Peseiro came free, but Joaquim Domingues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 93 played minutes SC Ajuda got a freekick which was hit by Joaquim Melo. José França fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Domingues having to interfere. In the 98th minute Mariano Peseiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquim Domingues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Moura's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.