League Play-Off

Laboucinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when André Carvalho got the match started through his kick off. Tiago Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Lisboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Carvalho in the 5th minute of the match. Xavier Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the match, SC Urzelina's André Carvalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Sá narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 14th match minute, SC Urzelina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the game, José Azevedo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Laboucinho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Urzelina the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of Laboucinho:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Urzelina:s goal. After having played for 23 minutes, André Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Urzelina's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Carvalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Laboucinho's goal looked a bit too open when Xavier Domingues came free, but José Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that André Carvalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Sá was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. José Porto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Reis having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Laboucinho's Rui Neves got a free kick in the 39th minute. José Sá took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Porto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Tiago Reis made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Porto was the one to do the kick off. André Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Sá having to interfere. Tiago Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 played minutes Laboucinho got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Lisboa. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Laboucinho's goalkeeper José Sá, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 70 played minutes Laboucinho got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Lisboa. An unexpected shot in the 74th minute by Xavier Domingues got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. José Porto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Reis having to interfere. André Carvalho's late challenge caught a Laboucinho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. André Carvalho helped the player get up and apologised. If Rui Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Moutinho kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. If Rui Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Azevedo hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Laboucinho's zone, André Carvalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Sá came out of the goal and André Carvalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 93rd minute, Rui Neves 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. SC Urzelina had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.