League Play-Off

Gravateira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) If Paulo Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the game, Paulo Correia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ricardo Domingos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 16th minute, Paulo Correia 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. Cândido Caeiro was extremely unlucky when he, in the 27th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 29 minutes into the match, Lançada FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cândido Caeiro came free, but Iwan Plachetka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Domingos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Correia in the 31st minute of the match. Cândido Caeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. SC Gravateira's Emanuel Quirino pulled a muscle in his leg after 39 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 39 minutes, Domingos Pinheiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lançada FC and the SC Gravateira players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of SC Gravateira booed when Lançada FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingos Pinheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hélder Santarém during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Paulino Gameiro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 44th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 49th minute, Afonso Nunes 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. After the first half Lançada FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Igor Madeira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aprígio Vidigal might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iwan Plachetka. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aprígio Vidigal ran back to his position shaking his head. Lançada FC's Iwan Plachetka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aprígio Vidigal in the 54th minute of play. After 57 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Gravateira! Afonso Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Afonso Nunes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lançada FC's Paulo Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of SC Gravateira:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lançada FC:s goal. Ricardo Domingos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Correia in the 75th minute of the match. Igor Madeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwan Plachetka having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Nunes got free with Ricardo Domingos in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SC Gravateira's Ricardo Domingos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Correia in the 94th minute of play. Ricardo Domingos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Correia in the 96th minute of play. In the 101st minute, Bogdan Paraschiv sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SC Gravateira's Ricardo Domingos didn't even have to move.