League Play-Off

Loumao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 10th minute Nuno Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adelino Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Faria recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Henrique Nogueira succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 20th playminute. SC Loumao's Adelino Pereira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Leiria in the 24th minute of play. In the 25thth minute of the game Nuno Faria who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Loumao's Adelino Pereira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 27th play minutes Nuno Faria shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Adelino Pereira and just under the crossbar into goal. Nuno Faria's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adelino Pereira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nuno Faria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adelino Pereira was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Tiago Simões charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tiago Simões the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nuno Faria in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adelino Pereira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 43rd minute, Nuno Faria got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in SC Loumao's zone, Nuno Faria stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adelino Pereira came out of the goal and Nuno Faria tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Nuno Faria made the kick off in the second half. If Humberto Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Dias in the 54th minute of the match. Cristiano Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, SC flay's Miguel Almeida got a free kick in the 57th minute. Marco Carneiro, 58 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After 65 played minutes SC flay got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Faria. Manuel Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Miguel Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Barbosa in the 73rd minute of play forced SC flay's goalkeeper Manuel Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nuno Faria in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adelino Pereira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If João Leiria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiago Simões got his second yellow card in the match during the 83rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a defensive mix-up in SC Loumao's zone, Cristiano Moutinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adelino Pereira came out of the goal and Cristiano Moutinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adelino Pereira made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Nuno Faria sent off a good shot on target. In the 96th minute, SC flay's Cristiano Moutinho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. When the match was over SC flay could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SC Loumao throughout the match.