League Play-Off

Estadio Pombas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) When António Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Ladroeira FC 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 António Fonseca couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in SC Pombas's zone, Emílio Bessa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucas Antunes came out of the goal and Emílio Bessa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When David Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the SC Pombas 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 David Paiva couldn't finish the play. Miguel Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Paiva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. SC Pombas's Lucas Antunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emílio Bessa in the 23rd minute of play. With a little luck, Ladroeira FC's Rogério Neto got control of the ball when David Paiva tried to sneak it across the goal line. When David Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the SC Pombas 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 David Paiva couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Ladroeira FC's zone, Miguel Matos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rogério Neto came out of the goal and Miguel Matos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rogério Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Matos in the 44th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Ladroeira FC's Rogério Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Paiva in the 52nd minute of play. Cândido Vaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Lucas Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredo Monteiro kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Miguel Matos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rogério Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 70th minute David Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Lucas Antunes managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Ladroeira FC's António Fonseca fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Emílio Bessa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. António Fonseca was extremely unlucky when he, in the 82nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. António Fonseca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Lucas Antunes made a huge save. Diamantino Neto charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diamantino Neto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Diamantino Neto hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After 98 minutes SC Pombas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adelino Moura who took care of the corner kick. Ladroeira FC's Adelino Moura was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lucas Antunes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ladroeira FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.