League Play-Off

Corcas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The crowd rose to their feet as Corcas FC's Jacinto Henriques slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fernando Araújo. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. Lucas Simões received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Fernando Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Araújo was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and David Lăzărescu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. David Lăzărescu really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After 18 minutes, Armando Anjos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carquere and the Corcas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 18 played minutes Carquere got a freekick which was hit by Armando Anjos. In the 19th minute, Armando Anjos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Lăzărescu took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernando Araújo. Fernando Araújo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 30 minutes into the game, David Porto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Eduardo Ferreira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Afonso Moreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Eduardo Ferreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afonso Moreira succeeded in the game's 39th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-2. 3-3 became the score in the 41st minute when Afonso Moreira elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 3-3 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Afonso Moreira made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Corcas FC got a freekick which was hit by Luís Borges. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 55th minute of the game. One of Carquere:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Corcas FC:s goal. Henrique Carneiro placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 61st minute, Jacinto Henriques 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. Fernando Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Lăzărescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Ferreira made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Porto in the 80th minute. Eduardo Ferreira made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when David Porto sent off a good shot on target. After 88 minutes, Abel Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Corcas FC and the Carquere players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Carquere booed when Corcas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandre Pires took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eduardo Ferreira. Corcas FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 91st minute Afonso Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filipe Campos charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filipe Campos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Corcas FC booed when Carquere was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filipe Campos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 99 minutes into the match, Luís Borges notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Carquere's Fernando Araújo. Fernando Araújo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Corcas FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.