League Play-Off

Estadio Carapito
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Pacheco during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 9th match minute, SC Carapito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Pacheco to maneuver through the defense. Armindo Moutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Bruno Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rui Silva hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 15 minutes into the game, Pintores's Gustavo Amorim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Neto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 18th minute Gustavo Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armindo Moutinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Pedro Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Américo Guarda, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The supporters of SC Carapito booed when Pintores was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the SC Carapito defense, Gustavo Amorim kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Neto. The SC Carapito fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Neto should have stopped the shot. After 30 minutes, Emanuel Figueiredo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pintores and the SC Carapito players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Américo Guarda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Cunha was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Gustavo Amorim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 34 minutes, Hélder Amaro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Carapito and the Pintores players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SC Carapito getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Hélder Amaro hit a great ball. Gustavo Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Pintores getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Gustavo Amorim hit a great ball. Gustavo Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Neto having to interfere. Armindo Moutinho struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Bruno Neto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pintores. SC Carapito's Amílcar Alves got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Cunha made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Amílcar Alves sent off a good shot on target. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Américo Guarda made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Armindo Moutinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pintores's supporters rose to their feet, but Armindo Moutinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Neto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 59 minutes, Joaquim Teixeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Carapito and the Pintores players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of SC Carapito:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pintores:s goal. If Amílcar Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute, Américo Guarda 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. Pintores's Pedro Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Américo Guarda in the 83rd minute of play. Gustavo Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Neto having to interfere. If Armindo Moutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 96 minutes of play, SC Carapito's Américo Guarda made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pintores's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.