League Play-Off

Lercas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulo Leite took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, SC Ota was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Vale to maneuver through the defense. Lercas FC's Sebastião Veiga shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 3rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Emanuel Borges but with some difficulty. Inácio Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Borges having to interfere. 9 minutes into the game, Inácio Araújo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lercas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Ota the free kick. In the 9th match minute, Lercas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inácio Araújo to maneuver through the defense. If Paulo Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute, Luís Amaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Inácio Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Borges having to interfere. Inácio Araújo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Emanuel Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bruno Cabral kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Inácio Araújo took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Emanuel Borges to make any attempt to save it. Luís Amaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Assunção having to interfere. Inácio Araújo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emanuel Borges read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, SC Ota's goalkeeper Emanuel Borges had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vasco Borba. After having played for 44 minutes, Paulo Leite managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Ota's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Leite was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Inácio Araújo was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Lercas FC's Vasco Reis got a free kick in the 54th minute. SC Ota's Marco Assunção couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 56th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Lercas FC. Gabriel Assunção made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Leite in the 61st minute of play. Gabriel Assunção took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inácio Araújo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emanuel Borges read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 73rd minute by Eduardo Tavares got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Eduardo Tavares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 76th minute, Lercas FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Paulo Leite fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Paulo Leite succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 80th playminute. Tomás Campos hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, SC Ota's Eduardo Tavares dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. The Lercas FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SC Ota's performance. The match ended with a win for SC Ota.