League Play-Off

Estadio Fernandinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Fernandinho's Carlos Miranda started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, SC Romariz's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Miranda came free, but Carlos Moutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, SC Romariz's Carlos Moutinho got control of the ball when Daniel Fernandes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Miranda in the 23rd minute of play forced SC Romariz's goalkeeper Carlos Moutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alfredo Aguiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Moutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Miranda in the 39th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Carlos Miranda managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Fernandinho's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Miranda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Moutinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. SC Romariz's Carlos Moutinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save SC Romariz from getting a goal against them. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Humberto Cardoso made a kick off. SC Romariz's Carlos Moutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Miranda in the 52nd minute of play. After 56 played minutes SC Fernandinho got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Pereira. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Fernandinho's goalkeeper Daniel Gaspar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carlos Moutinho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Miranda's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Daniel Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Cardoso in the 66th minute of the match. The supporters of SC Romariz booed when SC Fernandinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duarte Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 69 minutes, Alfredo Aguiar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Romariz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Aguiar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alfredo Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Carlos Moutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Romariz's Carlos Moutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Miranda in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, SC Romariz's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Miranda came free, but Carlos Moutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, SC Fernandinho's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Cardoso came free, but Daniel Gaspar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 79 minutes, Alfredo Aguiar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Romariz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Aguiar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Miranda in the 84th minute of play forced SC Romariz's goalkeeper Carlos Moutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Carlos Moutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Miranda, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the SC Romariz players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SC Fernandinho.