League Play-Off

Louzada
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ricardo Trindade kicked off to start the match. Domingos Ferreira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Américo Nunes charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Américo Nunes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SC Louzada's Américo Nunes got a free kick in the 6th minute. If Oliveira Borba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albertino Valente kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 15th minute of the match, Cláudio Magalhães got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ricardo Vieira was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Abel Sousa kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ricardo Trindade in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardo Vieira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cláudio Magalhãess short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Ricardo Vieira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 23rd match minute, Martianas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Barros to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Vieira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Trindade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cláudio Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Vieira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Trindade in the 27th minute of the match. If Cláudio Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Martianas FC's Ricardo Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Trindade in the 32nd minute of play. After having played for 40 minutes, Oliveira Borba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Martianas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oliveira Borba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. André Nunes hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A collision led to SC Louzada getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Ricardo Machado hit a great ball. Abel Coelho hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After having played for 52 minutes, Cláudio Magalhães managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Louzada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cláudio Magalhães was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ricardo Trindade 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. Cláudio Magalhães recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 60 minutes into the match, Domingos Ferreira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oliveira Guerreiro. SC Louzada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Domingos Ferreira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 64th minute, Abel Coelho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Oliveira Guerreiro. The goal made the score 0-2. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Louzada fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 71 minutes, Martianas FC's Abel Simões got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Oliveira Guerreiro. In the 75th minute, Oliveira Borba fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Oliveira Guerreiro, passed just outside the right post. In the 78th match minute, Martianas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albertino Valente to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Afonso Borba 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. The supporters of Martianas FC booed when SC Louzada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Esteves didn't get a good kick on the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Martianas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Trindade came free, but Ricardo Vieira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Martianas FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.