League Play-Off

Almaceda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nuno Matos got the match started through his kick off. In the 7thth minute of the game Nuno Matos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Almaceda's Paulo Barbosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Matos in the 10th minute of play forced Almaceda's goalkeeper Paulo Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 11 played minutes Almaceda got a freekick which was hit by Joaquim Esteves. In the 16th minute Nuno Matos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jorge Amorim came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Almaceda 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 Jorge Amorim couldn't finish the play. Abel Brás kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After having played for 31 minutes, Miguel Maia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almaceda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Maia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The nice shot from Miguel Maia in the 32ndth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Paulo Vieira had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Nuno Matos struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Paulo Barbosa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Friande. A collision led to Almaceda getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Paulo Oliveira hit a great ball. Paulo Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Figueiredo in the 41st minute of the match. Nuno Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Barbosa having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

53 minutes into the match, Miguel Maia notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of SC Friande's Paulo Vieira. Paulo Vieira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nuno Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nuno Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Barbosa having to interfere. After 65 minutes of play Almaceda's Joaquim Esteves was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Almaceda getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Joaquim Esteves hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Maia in the 68th minute of play forced SC Friande's goalkeeper Paulo Vieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Almaceda's David Miranda got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 71st minute, Paulo Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nuno Matos succeeded in the game's 74th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Miguel Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Paulo Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Barbosa made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Henrique Figueiredo sent off a good shot on target. Miguel Maia might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo Vieira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Maia ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Friande's goalkeeper Paulo Vieira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Almaceda supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SC Friande's performance. The match ended with a win for SC Friande.