League Play-Off

Estadio Guena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Martinho Furtado made the kick off which started today's match. Horácio Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 11 played minutes Valadinho got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Martins. In the 15th match minute, Valadinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Cruz to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Lourenço Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Guena's supporters rose to their feet, but Lourenço Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diamantino Assis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valadinho's Diamantino Assis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martinho Furtado in the 19th minute of play. Diamantino Assis made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Lourenço Costa sent off a good shot on target. Martinho Furtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diamantino Assis having to interfere. Lourenço Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Diamantino Assis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lúcio Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Martins in the 27th minute of play. After 28 minutes, Horácio Pinheiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Guena and the Valadinho players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Guena's Horácio Pinheiro got a free kick in the 28th minute. Lúcio Moura came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Valadinho's Cristiano Martins. But to his dismay, Cristiano Martins quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Viriato Jesus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Moura having to interfere. Viriato Jesus 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. Lúcio Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Lúcio Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Jesus in the 39th minute of play. Lúcio Moura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diamantino Assis was a little too slow when Martinho Furtado got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 1-1. The supporters of Valadinho booed when SC Guena was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Regalado didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristiano Martins stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Viriato Jesus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valadinho's supporters rose to their feet, but Viriato Jesus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lúcio Moura breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristiano Martins in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lúcio Moura prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martinho Furtado in the 66th minute of play forced Valadinho's goalkeeper Diamantino Assis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raul Trindade during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th match minute, Valadinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Trindade to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Lourenço Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Guena's supporters rose to their feet, but Lourenço Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diamantino Assis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, SC Guena's Alexandrino Câmara got a free kick in the 88th minute. Martinho Furtado took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Diamantino Assis. Diamantino Assis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Diamantino Assis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martinho Furtado in the 95th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.