League Play-Off

Estadio Serroa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fábio Silva kicked off to start the match. Amadeu Pinho was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 3 minutes into the match. In the 2nd minute, one of FC GASP:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC GASP. FC GASP:s Aksel Korra showed great skill when he stopped Carlos Trindade:s penalty. FC GASP's Aksel Korra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Soares in the 7th minute of play. Mentrestido's Paulo Santarém got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aksel Korra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Santarém, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aksel Korra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Soares in the 13th minute of play. Mentrestido's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Luís Monteiro 16 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Luís Monteiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Teixeira having to interfere. The goalkeeper, Filipe Teixeira, was totally fooled by FC GASP's Fábio Silva, who 22 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Filipe Teixeira was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Isaias Kinnunen. Fábio Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Teixeira having to interfere. Aksel Korra came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Mentrestido's Miguel Neto. But to his dismay, Miguel Neto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 32ndth minute of the game Paulo Santarém who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC GASP's Aksel Korra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, FC GASP's Álvaro Macedo got a free kick in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cândido Maia in the 35th minute of play forced FC GASP's goalkeeper Aksel Korra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Fábio Silva made a precise shot to the right of Filipe Teixeira. Mentrestido's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Álvaro Macedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 43 minutes into the match, Fábio Silva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filipe Teixeira. Mentrestido's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fábio Silva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 47th minute, Francisco Borges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afonso Soares stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Mentrestido got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Trindade. Aksel Korra was a little too slow when Paulo Santarém got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 4-2. Fábio Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Teixeira having to interfere. Fábio Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fábio Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Filipe Teixeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 77 minutes into the game, Fábio Silva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Filipe Teixeira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fábio Silva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Filipe Teixeira having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Monteiro in the 85th minute of play forced Mentrestido's goalkeeper Filipe Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When FC GASP's Fábio Silva in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mentrestido's goalie prevented a goal. In the 87th minute, Cândido Maia made a precise shot to the right of Aksel Korra. FC GASP's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-3. Aksel Korra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Soares in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Luís Monteiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Filipe Teixeira was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-3. Aksel Korra made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Paulo Santarém sent off a good shot on target. Mentrestido's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.