League Play-Off

Maxialinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolau Veiga kicked off to start the match. Amílcar Benevidess short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Gabriel Borba to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Loule FC booed when SC Maxialinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alípio Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emílio Leão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saúl Câmara having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amílcar Benevides got free with Gabriel Borba in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute, Fábio Faria made a precise shot to the right of Saúl Câmara. SC Maxialinho's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Fernando Reis struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Saúl Câmara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Loule FC. Amílcar Benevides struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Gabriel Borba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Maxialinho. Fábio Faria blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Saúl Câmara having to make a save.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emílio Leão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Saúl Câmara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fábio Faria in the 51st minute. If Ricardo Lameiras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amílcar Benevides in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabriel Borba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emílio Leão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 72 played minutes Loule FC got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Rocha. Antero Madureira missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 74 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Gabriel Borba right hand side. If Fábio Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alípio Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Borba having to interfere. Fábio Faria could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Saúl Câmara made a huge save. Gabriel Borba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amílcar Benevides went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.