League Play-Off

Evora
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dragon Football Club's Gentil Diegues started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes Gontinho got a freekick which was hit by Catarino Carneiro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Gonçalves in the 6th minute of play forced Dragon Football Club's goalkeeper Claudemiro Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudemiro Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Gonçalves in the 16th minute of the match. Rui Frois sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gentil Diegues in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Cardoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manuel Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gentil Diegues in the 33rd minute of the match. Artur Garcia kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. After having played for 40 minutes, Fernando Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gontinho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernando Gomes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manuel Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Gonçalves was the one to do the kick off. Gontinho's Manuel Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Frois in the 52nd minute of play. Catarino Carneiro's late challenge caught a Dragon Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Catarino Carneiro helped the player get up and apologised. If Gentil Diegues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gentil Diegues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute Rui Frois shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Dragon Football Club getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Hermínio Figueira hit a great ball. With a little luck, Dragon Football Club's Claudemiro Dantas got control of the ball when Fernando Gomes tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Claudemiro Dantas managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when Gontinho's Fernando Gomes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 82 minutes into the match, Dragon Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Gonçalves came free, but Claudemiro Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Fernando Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gontinho's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Gomes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudemiro Dantas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fernando Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Claudemiro Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dragon Football Club's Claudemiro Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Gomes in the 96th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.