League Play-Off

Estadio Ermentao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nuno Oliveira took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Nuno Oliveira came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the SC Biqueiras 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 Nuno Oliveira couldn't finish the play. João Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. António Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Faria having to interfere. António Faria was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ricardo Silva showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Biqueiras fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Silva in the 25th minute of play forced SC Biqueiras's goalkeeper António Faria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Gomes might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joaquim Moreira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marco Gomes ran back to his position shaking his head. After 29 minutes, Marco Magalhães mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ermentao FC and the SC Biqueiras players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 29th minute, Marco Magalhães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, SC Biqueiras's Lucas Morais tried to score from far away in the 30th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in SC Biqueiras's zone, Ricardo Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. António Faria came out of the goal and Ricardo Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nuno Oliveira in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquim Moreira saved Ermentao FC from getting behind. Fernando Anjos charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernando Anjos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fernando Anjos hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 47thth minute of the game Marco Gomes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ermentao FC's Joaquim Moreira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ricardo Silva was the one to do the kick off. António Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Martins in the 57th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Nuno Oliveira managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Biqueiras's supporters rose to their feet, but Nuno Oliveira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joaquim Moreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nuno Oliveira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joaquim Moreira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. António Faria had in the 70thth minute some difficulties stopping Inácio Cardoso's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. If Tomás Coimbra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Ricardo Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute João Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Gomes came free with the goalkeeper in the 87th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Joaquim Moreira could save by the left post. Marco Gomes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Ermentao FC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Marco Magalhães hit a great ball. Ermentao FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SC Biqueiras for a fine match.