League Play-Off

Estadio Pedra
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diamantino Pacheco made the kick off which started today's match. Caetano Fontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Assis having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustavo Cabral during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SC Arnozela booed when SC Pedra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the match, SC Arnozela's Caetano Fontes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filipe Assis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eusébio Sacramento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Filipe Assis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, SC Arnozela's Caetano Fontes got a free kick in the 18th minute. SC Pedra's Filipe Assis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Sacramento in the 27th minute of play. Filipe Assis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Sacramento in the 30th minute of play. SC Pedra's Jorge Teixeira got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th match minute, SC Pedra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Tavares to maneuver through the defense. After 35 minutes of play SC Pedra's Gustavo Cabral was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Caetano Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Filipe Assis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, SC Arnozela's goalkeeper Patrício Coimbra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Teixeira. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Teixeira got free with Patrício Coimbra in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The long shot by Jacinto Borba in the 48th minute really tested Patrício Coimbra's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Caetano Fontes got free with Filipe Assis in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Jorge Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jorge Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eusébio Sacramento received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Filipe Assis came out and tried to block the shot, but Eusébio Sacramento slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 71st minute. Lourenço Pinho charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lourenço Pinho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, one of SC Pedra:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SC Pedra. The referee gave SC Arnozela a penalty, 80 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rodrigo Meireles, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SC Pedra's Filipe Assis. 0-2. The audience was convinced that Jorge Teixeira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrício Coimbra was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. 85 minutes into the match, SC Arnozela's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Tavares came free, but Patrício Coimbra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 87 minutes of play, SC Pedra's Jorge Teixeira made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patrício Coimbra was left in no man's land by his defense there! 91 minutes into the match, Jorge Teixeira notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of SC Arnozela's Patrício Coimbra. Patrício Coimbra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jorge Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrício Coimbra having to interfere. Eusébio Sacramento's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filipe Assis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 100th minute of play. The SC Arnozela players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented SC Pedra from taking control. The game ends in a draw.