League Play-Off

Tamente
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Tamente's Joaquim Fonseca 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. António Santaréms short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Alberto Andrade to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Alberto Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Rui Matias's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alberto Andrade firmly grabbed it by the left post. Alberto Andrade made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquim Fonseca in the 8th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Rui Matias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Tamente's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esquio FC the free kick. A collision led to SC Tamente getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Rui Matias hit a great ball. Adelino Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lucas Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Álvaro Ferro, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Gabriel Fontes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Esquio FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Tamente the free kick. The supporters of SC Tamente booed when Esquio FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Fontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Andrade made an important save on a dangerous shot by António Santarém in the 18th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Lima during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SC Tamente booed when Esquio FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute, António Santarém left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Tamente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 23 minutes into the match, SC Tamente's goal looked a bit too open when Álvaro Ferro came free, but Lucas Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Joaquim Fonseca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alberto Andrade was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Joaquim Fonseca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alberto Andrade was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. SC Tamente's António Santarém got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If António Santarém had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 36 minutes of play, Esquio FC's Adelino Maia made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucas Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Esquio FC's Alberto Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Fonseca in the 43rd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Nuno Guerreiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adelino Maia to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes SC Tamente got a freekick which was hit by Júlio Santarém. Adelino Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Santos having to interfere. Álvaro Ferro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Santos having to interfere. Alberto Andrade stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of António Santarém's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. When Álvaro Ferro came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Esquio FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Álvaro Ferro couldn't finish the play. In the 69th minute, António Santarém left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Tamente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Alberto Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquim Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Andrade having to interfere. Nuno Guerreiro charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nuno Guerreiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes Esquio FC got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Guerreiro. SC Tamente's Lucas Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Álvaro Ferro in the 80th minute of play. António Santarém sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Joaquim Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the SC Tamente fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joaquim Fonseca couldn't finish the play. Álvaro Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Álvaro Ferro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 89thth minute, Lucas Santos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Álvaro Ferro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, SC Tamente's goal looked a bit too open when Adelino Maia came free, but Lucas Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Tamente's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.