League Play-Off

Beco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jorge Dias made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Adolfo Henriques's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Vaz was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 7th minute, Bruno Aleixo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Beco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 12 minutes, Jorge Dias made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Beco's Raul Moreira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Aleixo in the 18th minute of play forced SC Tardariz's goalkeeper Artur Vaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Tobias Noronha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Vaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Aleixo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Gueifão's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Artur Vaz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cristiano Gueifão came free with the goalkeeper in the 29th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Artur Vaz could save by the left post. Cristiano Gueifão's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Artur Vaz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. If Jorge Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Tardariz's Artur Vaz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save SC Tardariz from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Emanuel Pacheco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Beco's supporters rose to their feet, but Emanuel Pacheco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artur Vaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to SC Tardariz getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Hipólito Antunes hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bruno Aleixo was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Aleixo in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artur Vaz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in SC Tardariz's zone, Bruno Aleixo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artur Vaz came out of the goal and Bruno Aleixo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of SC Tardariz:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Beco:s goal. SC Tardariz's Artur Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Aleixo in the 62nd minute of play. Jorge Dias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Moreira having to interfere. SC Tardariz's Artur Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Aleixo in the 65th minute of play. SC Tardariz's Artur Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Gueifão in the 69th minute of play. Jorge Dias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Moreira having to interfere. After 73 played minutes Jorge Dias rounded Beco's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-2. In the 78th minute, Hipólito Antunes 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. The audience was convinced that Bruno Aleixo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Vaz was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. 84 minutes into the match, Beco's goalkeeper Raul Moreira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tobias Noronha. Jorge Dias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jorge Dias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tobias Noronha's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Raul Moreira skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.