League Play-Off

Ribalonga
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Nuno Trindade's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leandro Cruz was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Nuno Trindade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ribalonga FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nuno Trindade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leandro Cruz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Benedito Falcão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. José Pedroso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the game, Benedito Falcão cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. José Pedroso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ribalonga FC's José Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedito Falcão in the 24th minute of play. If Reinaldo Ribas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If António Morais had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when António Morais got free with Leandro Cruz in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leandro Cruz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nuno Trindade showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 39 minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ribalonga FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! In the 47th minute there was a penalty for Tojo. Aldo Fontoura stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving José Pedroso. 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nuno Trindade made a kick off. Leandro Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from António Morais in the 55th minute of the match. In the 64th match minute, Tojo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Estevão Abreu to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 65 minutes, António Morais managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ribalonga FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but António Morais was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cláudio Barros hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Ribalonga FC's José Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaldo Ribas in the 75th minute of play. Leandro Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Trindade in the 81st minute of the match. Leandro Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from António Morais in the 82nd minute of the match. António Morais fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Cruz having to interfere. Aldo Fontoura charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aldo Fontoura the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ribalonga FC booed when Tojo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Fontoura didn't get a good kick on the ball.