League Play-Off

Bazuf Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Eusébio Sanches started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Antunes in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardo Varanda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Romão Luz kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, David Antunes made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Varanda. F. C. Bazuf's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Eusébio Sanches managed to get in a good position for a shot. F. C. Bazuf's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusébio Sanches was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Álvaro Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Gonçalo Flores came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the F. C. Bazuf fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gonçalo Flores couldn't finish the play. When Viriato Jordão fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F. C. Bazuf's protests and gave Viriato Jordão a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to F. C. Bazuf getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Viriato Jordão hit a great ball. The supporters of GRAVATO LOULE booed when F. C. Bazuf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Durães didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Afonso Brito managed to get in a good position for a shot. GRAVATO LOULE's supporters rose to their feet, but Afonso Brito was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Varanda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 23 minutes into the game, Afonso Brito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ricardo Varanda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 27 minutes, David Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GRAVATO LOULE's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Antunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 29 minutes into the game, Ramiro Gonçalves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F. C. Bazuf's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GRAVATO LOULE the free kick. Ramiro Gonçalves kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. David Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Ricardo Varanda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th match minute, F. C. Bazuf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusébio Sanches to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute, Gil Dias made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Varanda. F. C. Bazuf's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. If Gil Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute David Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Varanda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. GRAVATO LOULE's David Antunes got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when David Antunes made the kick off in the second half. Afonso Brito succeeded in the game's 59th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in F. C. Bazuf's zone, Afonso Brito stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Varanda came out of the goal and Afonso Brito tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 68 minutes into the match, F. C. Bazuf's goalkeeper Ricardo Varanda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Antunes. Álvaro Silva came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by F. C. Bazuf's Gonçalo Flores. But to his dismay, Gonçalo Flores quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-6. Gil Dias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Ricardo Varanda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute GRAVATO LOULE were awarded a corner. Gil Dias went to the cornerflag to take it. Gil Dias made a great header on GRAVATO LOULE's corner, it was just that F. C. Bazuf's Ricardo Varanda managed to reach the ball for a save. With an all-out effort, GRAVATO LOULE's Ricardo Varanda threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from David Antunes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.