League Play-Off

Amorim
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute, Filipe Mendes made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Paredes. Minhocal FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When Filipe Mendes came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Amorim 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 Filipe Mendes couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Minhocal FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Amorim:s goal. Filipe Guerreiro shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 20thth minute of the game Sandro Carneiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Minhocal FC's Ricardo Paredes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mário Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the game, Alfredo Santarém cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Alberto Faro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 28th minute, Artur Andrade left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Minhocal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. If Alfredo Santarém had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Andrade's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alberto Faro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Alberto Faro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Andrade in the 38th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Minhocal FC's zone, Filipe Mendes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Paredes came out of the goal and Filipe Mendes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 43 minutes into the match, Minhocal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sandro Carneiro came free, but Ricardo Paredes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the game, Sandro Carneiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Ricardo Paredes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sandro Carneiro to make the kick off. Alfredo Santarém fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Faro having to interfere. Artur Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Faro having to interfere. With a little luck, Amorim's Alberto Faro got control of the ball when Alfredo Santarém tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute Filipe Mendes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredo Santarém might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alberto Faro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alfredo Santarém ran back to his position shaking his head. 78 minutes into the match, Amorim's goalkeeper Alberto Faro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfredo Santarém. Alberto Faro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Santarém in the 80th minute. Alfredo Santarém fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Faro having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Santarém got free with Alberto Faro in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Santarém got free with Alberto Faro in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Minhocal 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.