League Play-Off

Andao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aloísio Carneiro got the match started through his kick off. Alfredo Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Reinaldo Veiga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Cristóvão Portugal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Alfredo Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Andao FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Raul Paredes hit a great ball. In the 18th match minute, SC Escariz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Sá to maneuver through the defense. Alfredo Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reinaldo Veiga having to interfere. Alfredo Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Reinaldo Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Raul Paredes sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SC Escariz's Reinaldo Veiga didn't even have to move. Rui Sá hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the game, Kevin Figueiras was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Escariz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Andao FC the free kick. In the 33rd minute, Fábio Moreira 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Álvaro Vale during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40th minute, Álvaro Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fábio Moreira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Reinaldo Veiga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Fábio Moreira made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, SC Escariz's Américo Correia got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 52nd minute, Raul Paredes sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SC Escariz's Reinaldo Veiga didn't even have to move. If Fábio Moreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aloísio Carneiro in the 57th minute of play forced Andao FC's goalkeeper Cândido Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kevin Figueiras was shown his second yellow card after 63 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 64 played minutes SC Escariz got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Figueiras. Aloísio Carneiro kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Reinaldo Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 72 minutes of play, Andao FC's Alfredo Castro made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reinaldo Veiga was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aloísio Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, SC Escariz's Cláudio Lages got a free kick in the 78th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fábio Moreira in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reinaldo Veiga saved SC Escariz from getting behind. Reinaldo Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fábio Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, SC Escariz's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Moreira came free, but Reinaldo Veiga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Reinaldo Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Fábio Moreira sped through SC Escariz's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Reinaldo Veiga. Alfredo Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reinaldo Veiga having to interfere. Andao FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.