League Play-Off

Samel
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diego Bento got the match started through his kick off. José Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Lucas Moniz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samel FC were furious when Sérgio Esparteiro was red carded, 6 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 5 minutes into the game, one of Samel FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 19thth minute of the game José Freitas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Samel FC's Lucas Moniz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. José Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Lucas Moniz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Lopes in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucas Moniz saved Samel FC from getting behind. Raimundo Porto in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alberto Antunes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some careless play in the Escoureda FC defense, Raimundo Porto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alberto Antunes. The Escoureda FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alberto Antunes should have stopped the shot. When Ricardo Vargas fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Samel FC's protests and gave Ricardo Vargas a yellow card for diving instead. David Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Vargas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alberto Antunes having to make a save. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Samel FC's goalkeeper Lucas Moniz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Freitas to strike the kick off in the second half. Lucas Moniz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but David Lopes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 52 minute of play. José Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Moniz having to interfere. David Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Moniz having to interfere. Alberto Antunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. When David Lopes came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Escoureda 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 David Lopes couldn't finish the play. David Lopes kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After having played for 73 minutes, Ricardo Vargas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samel FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Vargas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Jorge Brito fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Escoureda FC's protests and gave Jorge Brito a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Escoureda FC's Jorge Brito got a free kick in the 75th minute. After having played for 75 minutes, Raimundo Porto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samel FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raimundo Porto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. David Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Lucas Moniz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Escoureda FC's David Lopes has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, Samel FC's Ilídio Rebocho got a free kick in the 85th minute. An unexpected shot in the 90th minute by José Freitas got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.