League Play-Off

Folhadela
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Belchior Cardoso got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Portuguesa's Matias Azevedo got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Afonso Domingos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Lopes made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Hilário Varanda sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Carvalho in the 7th minute of play forced Portuguesa's goalkeeper Afonso Domingos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gil Rodrigues struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Afonso Domingos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Torqueda. 20 minutes into the match, Portuguesa's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Carvalho came free, but Afonso Domingos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gil Rodrigues's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afonso Domingos was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Afonso Domingos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiago Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Domingos having to interfere. Hilário Varanda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Armando Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Hilário Varanda fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Belchior Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Lopes having to interfere. Afonso Domingos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gil Rodrigues struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Afonso Domingos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Torqueda.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tiago Carvalho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Angelo Osório charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angelo Osório the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SC Torqueda booed when Portuguesa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Osório didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albertino Moniz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Afonso Domingos. Portuguesa's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, SC Torqueda's Gil Rodrigues sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afonso Domingos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Tiago Carvalho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Afonso Domingos, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hilário Varanda in the 73rd minute of play forced SC Torqueda's goalkeeper Armando Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hilário Varanda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afonso Domingos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Armando Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hilário Varanda in the 81st minute of play. Afonso Domingos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. If Tiago Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hilário Varanda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Lopes having to interfere.