League Play-Off

Estadio Laranjeiro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Amílcar Ribeiro made the kick off which started today's match. Francisco Gomes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílcar Ribeiro in the 3rd minute of the match. Sérgio Borba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jorge Freitas went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Laranjeiro FC's Sérgio Borba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Freitas in the 8th minute of play. With a little luck, Bico's Francisco Gomes got control of the ball when Amílcar Ribeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute, Jorge Freitas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sérgio Borba was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After having played for 15 minutes, Carlos Brás managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Laranjeiro FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Brás was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amílcar Ribeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carlos Brás blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Francisco Gomes having to make a save. Eusébio Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Borba having to interfere. Amílcar Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorge Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Borba having to interfere. Amílcar Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Francisco Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eusébio Simões blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sérgio Borba having to make a save. Sérgio Borba didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Bico's Eusébio Simões shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eusébio Simões was the one to do the kick off. Eusébio Simões sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Gomes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílcar Ribeiro in the 60th minute of the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Jorge Freitas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Freitas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 66 minutes in the game, Jorge Freitas fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Sérgio Borba having to interfere. Jorge Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Brás fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Gomes having to interfere. Carlos Santarém hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Francisco Gomes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amílcar Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Tomás Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Laranjeiro FC's Sérgio Borba got control of the ball when Jorge Freitas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th match minute, Laranjeiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquim Sá to maneuver through the defense. Francisco Gomes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amílcar Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After 95 minutes, Gustavo Baptista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bico and the Laranjeiro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 95 played minutes Bico got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Baptista. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bico walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.