League Play-Off

Estadio Sinfais
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miguel Cardoso got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes, Argemil FC's Lourenço Rocha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abel Gaspar came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Argemil FC reached it. Bento Campos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Cardoso in the 20th minute of play forced Argemil FC's goalkeeper António Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bento Campos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. António Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bento Campos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of António Lopes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 24 minutes into the game, Bento Campos lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated António Lopes. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Marques in the 28th minute of play forced SC Sinfais's goalkeeper Abel Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaime Assis hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute of the match Nuno Trindade shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but António Lopes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Argemil FC booed when SC Sinfais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo Moniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to SC Sinfais getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Nuno Trindade hit a great ball. Argemil FC's Alexandre Santarém couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 38th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SC Sinfais. 44 minutes into the match, SC Sinfais's goal looked a bit too open when André Marques came free, but Abel Gaspar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Argemil FC's André Marques sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abel Gaspar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell André Marques to make the kick off. António Lopes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bento Campos's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the match, Argemil FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bento Campos came free, but António Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Argemil FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bento Campos came free, but António Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abel Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute Bento Campos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Argemil FC's zone, Bento Campos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. António Lopes came out of the goal and Bento Campos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If André Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bento Campos in the 77th minute of play forced Argemil FC's goalkeeper António Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. António Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Cardoso in the 79th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of Argemil FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Sinfais:s goal. 86 minutes into the game, Simão Lisboa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Argemil FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Sinfais the free kick. Simão Lisboa hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Jaime Assis hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Nuno Trindade was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 91st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Fábio Nunes struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Abel Gaspar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Argemil FC. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.