League Play-Off

Coliseu Onzonze
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diamantino Toscano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Diamantino Toscano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olavo Lucena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diamantino Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Diamantino Toscano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ivan Varela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armindo Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Diogo Macieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Ivan Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Diogo Macieira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Márcio Quintanilha's late challenge caught a Onzonze's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Márcio Quintanilha helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Onzonze booed when SC Troviscoso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Márcio Quintanilha didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute Ivan Varela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo Macieira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armindo Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Macieira having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Ricardo Cesário hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armindo Fernandes during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st match minute, Onzonze was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armindo Fernandes to maneuver through the defense. Leonardo Bento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Diogo Macieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ivan Varela to make the kick off. SC Troviscoso's Diogo Macieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armindo Fernandes in the 52nd minute of play. If Ivan Varela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ivan Varela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute, Isidro Veiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ivan Varela came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Onzonze 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 Ivan Varela couldn't finish the play. Diogo Macieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Varela in the 66th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Ivan Varela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Onzonze's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Varela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Macieira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leonardo Bento took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olavo Lucena. Olavo Lucena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armindo Fernandes in the 79th minute of play forced SC Troviscoso's goalkeeper Diogo Macieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 minutes, Ivan Varela made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. SC Troviscoso's Diogo Macieira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.