League Play-Off

AXX Fame
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulino Lima got the match started through his kick off. Fame Junior's Mateus Veiga shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Rui Borges but with some difficulty. Gustavo Neto took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sidónio Pires. Sidónio Pires dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gustavo Neto succeeded in the game's 14th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. After having played for 26 minutes, Carlos Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ardegao's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Moura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carlos Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gustavo Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute Gustavo Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidónio Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Moura recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gustavo Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the match, Fame Junior's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Moura came free, but Sidónio Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Moura recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The wind increased when Gustavo Neto made the kick off in the second half. If Carlos Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Ardegao getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Rodrigo Nunes hit a great ball. Lourenço Teixeira charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lourenço Teixeira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 66 played minutes Ardegao got a freekick which was hit by Lourenço Teixeira. When Paulino Lima came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Fame Junior 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 Paulino Lima couldn't finish the play. When Lourenço Teixeira was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 75 minutes had been played. Lourenço Teixeira hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After having played for 78 minutes, Paulino Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fame Junior's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulino Lima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paulino Lima struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Rui Borges didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fame Junior. Donato Castanheira struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Rui Borges didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fame Junior. If Rui Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Ardegao getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Gustavo Neto hit a great ball. Roberto Festas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rui Borges. Ardegao's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Donato Castanheira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute, Donato Castanheira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rui Borges was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. The Fame Junior fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ardegao were clearly better and deserved to take the win.