League Play-Off

Estadio Valoes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Torcato Vilaça got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Laércio Ferraz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TEAM LEMOS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, TEAM LEMOS's goalkeeper Amadeu Carvalheira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Machado. A collision led to TEAM LEMOS getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Fábio Taveira hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Carlos Delgado managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Valoes's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Delgado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amadeu Carvalheira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manuel Machado made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 15thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Amadeu Carvalheira would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Carlos Delgado put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Amadeu Carvalheira. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Delgado in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amadeu Carvalheira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Manuel Machado took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Amadeu Carvalheira to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Torcato Vilaça managed to get in a good position for a shot. TEAM LEMOS's supporters rose to their feet, but Torcato Vilaça was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno Vale breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the match, SC Valoes's goal looked a bit too open when Laércio Ferraz came free, but Nuno Vale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Nascimento hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. SC Valoes's André Faro couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 36th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for TEAM LEMOS. Amadeu Carvalheira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Delgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute, Carlos Delgado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Amadeu Carvalheira. The goal made the score 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Heitor Faria during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 45 minutes into the match, Torcato Vilaça notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of SC Valoes's Nuno Vale. Nuno Vale was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlos Delgado was the one to do the kick off. After 54 minutes of play, SC Valoes's Carlos Delgado made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amadeu Carvalheira was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Torcato Vilaça kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nuno Vale. That made the score 5-3 in the 63 minute of play. Amadeu Carvalheira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Delgado in the 70th minute of the match. Amadeu Carvalheira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Machado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Bernardo Gois fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TEAM LEMOS's protests and gave Bernardo Gois a yellow card for diving instead. 75 minutes into the game, one of TEAM LEMOS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 77th minute there was a penalty for SC Valoes. André Faro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Amadeu Carvalheira. 6-3. TEAM LEMOS's Amadeu Carvalheira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Machado in the 84th minute of play. After some careless play in the TEAM LEMOS defense, Carlos Delgado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amadeu Carvalheira. The TEAM LEMOS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amadeu Carvalheira should have stopped the shot. Nuno Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torcato Vilaça in the 91st minute of play. After some careless play in the TEAM LEMOS defense, Manuel Machado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amadeu Carvalheira. The TEAM LEMOS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amadeu Carvalheira should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that SC Valoes were the better team. SC Valoes's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.