League Play-Off

EPSON Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vasco Pires kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes into the match, Anarco-Açores Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Henrique Viana came free, but Joel Torres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Anarco-Açores Clube's goalkeeper Joel Torres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oliveira Bessa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Viana in the 24th minute of play forced Anarco-Açores Clube's goalkeeper Joel Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Henrique Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Torres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 minutes of play, Anarco-Açores Clube's Vasco Pires made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Fernandes was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 38 minutes of play, Anarco-Açores Clube's Vasco Pires made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Fernandes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Henrique Viana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oliveira Bessa to make the kick off. If Henrique Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Oliveira Bessa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henrique Viana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Joel Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Vieira charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Vieira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Daniel Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. G D Águias de Camarate's Henrique Viana got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Vasco Pires took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Artur Fernandes to make any attempt to save it. The throw-in from Anacleto Tóris in the 71st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Anarco-Açores Clube's João Fontes. Henrique Viana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Joel Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Torres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliveira Bessa in the 77th minute of play. Anacleto Tóris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Artur Fernandes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bento Nascimento in the 87th minute of play. Joel Torres didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henrique Viana went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Artur Fernandes made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Vasco Pires sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Anarco-Açores Clube eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.