League Play-Off

Monsanto
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Raul Mansilha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Bessa in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Altino Paiva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Monsanto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sarzedinho FC the free kick. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Monsanto! Francisco Bessa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Raul Mansilha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Catarino Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Mansilha having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SC Monsanto's zone, Francisco Bessa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raul Mansilha came out of the goal and Francisco Bessa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francisco Bessa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Raul Mansilha having to make a save. Isac Prates charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isac Prates the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 34th minute, Isac Prates hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Bessa in the 38th minute of play forced SC Monsanto's goalkeeper Raul Mansilha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frederico Gomes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Catarino Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Bessa took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raul Mansilha. Raul Mansilha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francisco Bessa to make the kick off. Óscar Luz scored 2-2 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristiano Assis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 57 minutes into the game, Amável Peralta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Monsanto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sarzedinho FC the free kick. After 57 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Monsanto! The referee gave Sarzedinho FC a penalty, 60 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Manuel Baptista, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SC Monsanto's Raul Mansilha. 2-3. In the 63rd minute, Francisco Bessa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Raul Mansilha. The goal made the score 2-4. Catarino Soares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Raul Mansilha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Araújo charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquim Araújo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joaquim Araújo kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Frederico Gomes struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Cristiano Assis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Monsanto. Frederico Gomes took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristiano Assis. Cristiano Assis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. In the 80th minute, Óscar Luz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Frederico Gomes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Assis having to make a save. Lisandro Portugal hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute Francisco Bessa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Mansilha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Monsanto's Raul Mansilha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save SC Monsanto from getting a goal against them. Raul Mansilha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Bessa, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. A collision led to Sarzedinho FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Sebastião Santarém hit a great ball. SC Monsanto's Amável Peralta couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 97th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sarzedinho FC.