League Play-Off

Tagarro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Igor Ramalho took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 7 minutes of play, Lutarra City's Adriano Liberato made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Álvaro Lisboa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Igor Ramalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Álvaro Lisboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Domingueiros's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Ramalho came free, but Álvaro Lisboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Quintino Prates made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Moura in the 22nd minute of play. Igor Ramalho struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Álvaro Lisboa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lutarra City. Afonso Dias charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Afonso Dias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Afonso Dias hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Liberato got free with Álvaro Lisboa in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adriano Liberato's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Álvaro Lisboa firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Raul Luz fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Domingueiros's protests and gave Raul Luz a yellow card for diving instead. Adriano Liberato's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Álvaro Lisboa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Amaral in the 40th minute of play forced Lutarra City's goalkeeper Quintino Prates to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lutarra City's Quintino Prates played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Amaral in the 42nd minute of play.

Joaquim Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Quintino Prates tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 54 minutes, Luís Valentim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lutarra City and the Domingueiros players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Domingueiros booed when Lutarra City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Valentim didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Domingueiros's Afonso Vaz broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Álvaro Lisboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Ramalho in the 64th minute of the match. Igor Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Quintino Prates took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Álvaro Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quintino Prates having to interfere. Raul Luz got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Domingueiros getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Raul Luz hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the game, Lutarra City's Adriano Liberato nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Álvaro Lisboa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 81st minute, João Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lutarra City were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Domingueiros's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Salvador Amaro took the corner. Joaquim Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Quintino Prates tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Amaral's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Quintino Prates skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Álvaro Lisboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Adriano Liberato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Lisboa having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Adriano Liberato had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Álvaro Lisboa. Domingueiros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adriano Liberato was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The supporters of Domingueiros booed when Lutarra City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Valentim didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Domingueiros players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Lutarra City.