League Play-Off

FC MAURO
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Álvaro Faro kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Álvaro Faro made a precise shot to the right of Jorge Ferreira. Mileu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Viriato Teixeira successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Álvaro Faro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Ferreira having to interfere. Fernando Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viriato Teixeira having to interfere. Jorge Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristóvão Santarém, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the game, Adolfo Oliveira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cardigos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mileu the free kick. After a rather tough play, Cardigos FC's Adolfo Oliveira got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Jorge Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Vaz in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Heitor Viana made a precise shot to the right of Viriato Teixeira. Cardigos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Heitor Mendes lost his temper 34 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, Mileu's Heitor Mendes got a free kick in the 35th minute. Adolfo Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Faro in the 37th minute of play forced Mileu's goalkeeper Jorge Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albertino Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão Santarém in the 46th minute of play forced Mileu's goalkeeper Jorge Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Pedro Vaz charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Vaz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Cardigos FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Pedro Vaz hit a great ball. In the 60th match minute, Mileu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusébio Abreu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Andrade in the 63rd minute of play forced Mileu's goalkeeper Jorge Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th match minute, Cardigos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Vaz to maneuver through the defense. When Abel Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Mileu 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 Abel Sousa couldn't finish the play. After 83 played minutes Mileu got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Guarda. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.