League Play-Off

Estadio Franzina
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rogério Lopes took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Paulo Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute of the match Maceira got a corner. Franzina FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nuno Campos ran over to the corner to take the kick. Maceira's Nuno Campos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Afonso Pinheiro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Paulo Porto spun around in front of the goal 8 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Franzina FC's goal. Rui Porto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogério Lopes in the 13th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Rogério Lopes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rui Porto. That made the score 1-1 in the 16 minute of play. Rui Porto made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Eusébio Figueiredo sent off a good shot on target. In the 35thth minute of the game Paulo Porto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Franzina FC's Afonso Pinheiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Nuno Soares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Afonso Pinheiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by António Brito during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Maceira getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. António Brito hit a great ball. Rui Porto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusébio Figueiredo in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Porto in the 44th minute of play forced Franzina FC's goalkeeper Afonso Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Paulo Porto made the kick off in the second half. Franzina FC's Rogério Lopes got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eusébio Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 60 minutes into the match, Rogério Lopes notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Maceira's Rui Porto. Rui Porto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Afonso Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. António Brito hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Afonso Pinheiro was a little too slow when Paulo Porto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 2-4. Afonso Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Porto in the 87th minute of the match. Afonso Pinheiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nuno Soares in the 90th minute. After having played for 91 minutes, Nuno Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maceira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuno Soares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 95 minutes into the game, Franzina FC's Rogério Lopes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rui Porto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. The Franzina FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Maceira's performance. The match ended with a win for Maceira.