League Play-Off

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Cesário Curado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Norberto Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miguel Bessa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th match minute, GD FABRIL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eurico Zarco to maneuver through the defense. Hermes Antunes was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 12th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Jacob Gago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Bessa in the 17th minute of the match. After having played for 27 minutes, Vítor Tomé managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Apilata's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vítor Tomé was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Donato Gago's late challenge caught a Apilata's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donato Gago helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Apilata booed when GD FABRIL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Gago didn't get a good kick on the ball. Apilata's Norberto Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesário Curado in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Cesário Curado dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Norberto Alcântara, 1-0. If Eurico Zarco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 48 minutes into the match, GD FABRIL's Cesário Curado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Norberto Alcântara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cesário Curado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Apilata's goalkeeper Norberto Alcântara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th minute Vítor Tomé shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacob Gago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 67 minutes into the game, when Abílio Candal put in a rough tackle. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Eurico Zarco managed to get in a good position for a shot. GD FABRIL's supporters rose to their feet, but Eurico Zarco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Norberto Alcântara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ricardo Mourinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norberto Alcântara having to interfere. After having played for 78 minutes, Miguel Bessa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Apilata's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Bessa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st minute, Vítor Tomé got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 85 minutes, Vítor Tomé managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Apilata's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vítor Tomé was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Miguel Bessa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Jacob Gago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vítor Tomé had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Vítor Tomé had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Apilata walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.