League Play-Off

Beijos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Pereira made the kick off which started today's match. Rodrigo Rodrigues hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. João Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Nuno Ribeiro fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a rather tough play, Populo's Delfim Gonçalves got a free kick in the 16th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filipe Freitas during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Beijos FC's Filipe Freitas got a free kick in the 18th minute. Rodrigo Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Oliveira Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oliveira Monteiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Rodrigues in the 22nd minute of play. After having played for 27 minutes, Rodrigo Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Populo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodrigo Rodrigues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 30th minute, Delfim Gonçalves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Populo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Oliveira Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Populo getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. André Resende hit a great ball. João Maia acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 38th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Pedro Magalhães. Oliveira Monteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Nuno Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

56 minutes into the match, Populo's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Ribeiro came free, but João Maia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Rodrigues who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Oliveira Monteiro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Nuno Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 76 played minutes Populo got a freekick which was hit by Vasco Setúbal. In the 77th minute, Joel Pereira 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Pereira in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Maia saved Populo from getting behind. In the 81st match minute, Populo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Resende to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Ribeiro in the 82nd minute of play forced Populo's goalkeeper João Maia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nuno Ribeiro came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Beijos FC 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 Ribeiro couldn't finish the play. Filipe Freitas hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Oliveira Monteiro successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rodrigo Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Oliveira Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Populo's Delfim Gonçalves in 94 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Oliveira Monteiro guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Carlos Campos's late challenge caught a Beijos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Campos helped the player get up and apologised. Carlos Campos kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match.