League Play-Off

Pampilhosa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when André Araújo made the kick off which started today's match. Gaspar Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afonso Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Moura in the 12th minute of play. Afonso Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adan Berasko in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute Sc matosinhos were awarded a corner. Basílio Antunes went to the cornerflag to take it. Sc matosinhos's Basílio Antunes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Afonso Oliveira in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 23 minutes into the game, André Araújo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lourenço Valente. André Araújo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Gaspar Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Afonso Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Moura in the 31st minute of play forced SC Pampilhosa's goalkeeper Afonso Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the game, André Araújo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lourenço Valente. André Araújo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. In the 39th minute of the match Luís Cruz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Afonso Oliveira skillfully saved the ball. In the 43rd minute, Luís Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afonso Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adan Berasko, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gaspar Moura to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, SC Pampilhosa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Marques to maneuver through the defense. Afonso Oliveira made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Gaspar Moura sent off a good shot on target. The long shot by Luís Cruz in the 57th minute really tested Afonso Oliveira'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. A hard shot by Amadeu Anjos from long distance, 59 minutes into the match, got Afonso Oliveira's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Gaspar Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sc matosinhos's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaspar Moura was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afonso Oliveira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Veiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Oliveira having to interfere. When Gaspar Moura came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Sc matosinhos 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 Gaspar Moura couldn't finish the play. After 71 minutes, Adolfo Marques mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Pampilhosa and the Sc matosinhos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st match minute, SC Pampilhosa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Marques to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 73 minutes, Gaspar Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sc matosinhos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaspar Moura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Gaspar Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afonso Oliveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute André Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lourenço Valente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaspar Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 92nd minute of the match Adolfo Marques completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Adolfo Marques a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 92nd minute, one of SC Pampilhosa: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 Pampilhosa. The score was 2-1 after a penalty in the 95th minute, where Sc matosinhos:s Basílio Antunes tricked SC Pampilhosa:s Afonso Oliveira with a difficult ball by the left post. The SC Pampilhosa support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.