League Play-Off

Cruzes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaime Pinto started the match with the kick off. If Bento Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodrigo Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diogo Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 11 played minutes SC Cruzes's Nuno Paiva stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Afonso Mendes stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Montalvinho FC of the goal. After 14 played minutes Montalvinho FC got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Brito. In the 17th minute Rodrigo Faro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo Torres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaspar Leal during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Diogo Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Faro in the 19th minute of the match. SC Cruzes's Nuno Paiva got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Diogo Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bento Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Alexandre Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bento Luz struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Diogo Torres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Montalvinho FC. Jaime Pinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 38 minutes, Jaime Pinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Cruzes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaime Pinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bento Luz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bento Luz to strike the kick off in the second half. Afonso Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Pinto in the 52nd minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Montalvinho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Vaz came free, but Afonso Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bento Luz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Torres having to interfere. Diogo Torres made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Rodrigo Faro sent off a good shot on target. Bento Luz struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Diogo Torres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Montalvinho FC. When Rodrigo Faro came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Montalvinho FC 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 Rodrigo Faro couldn't finish the play. Bento Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexandre Gaspar during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th match minute, SC Cruzes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Gaspar to maneuver through the defense. If Jaime Pinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bento Luz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Torres having to interfere. Rodrigo Faro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Diogo Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Faro succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Montalvinho FC played a much better game than SC Cruzes and deserved their victory. The SC Cruzes players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.