League Play-Off

Benafim
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lucas Pires made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute, Catarino Gomes 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. Catarino Gomes might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joaquim Abreu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Catarino Gomes ran back to his position shaking his head. Jorge Pacheco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, SC Junceira's Vicente Reis got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute, Amílcar Viegas sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SC Junceira's Joaquim Abreu didn't even have to move. Joaquim Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Catarino Gomes in the 12th minute of play. Benafim FC's José Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Pires in the 21st minute of play. SC Junceira's Joaquim Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Catarino Gomes in the 30th minute of play. Joaquim Abreu made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Jorge Pacheco sent off a good shot on target. 35 minutes into the match, Lucas Pires had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Neto. Benafim FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Pires was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Rodrigo Sá charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodrigo Sá the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 38 played minutes SC Junceira got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Sá. Lucas Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. José Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 wind increased when Catarino Gomes made the kick off in the second half. Manuel Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorge Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Abreu having to interfere. Jorge Pacheco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Joaquim Abreu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Catarino Gomes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg José Neto managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when SC Junceira's Paulo Viana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 66th minute, Paulo Viana 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. Jorge Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Abreu having to interfere. If Lucas Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Catarino Gomes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Viana might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over José Neto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulo Viana ran back to his position shaking his head. 88 minutes into the match, Benafim FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Pires came free, but José Neto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucas Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Pires, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Paulo Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Neto having to interfere. Lucas Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. José Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.