League Play-Off

Estadio Almojanda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Cristóvão Pinto hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the game, SC Almojanda's Álvaro Guarda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nuno Coimbra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Álvaro Guarda in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nuno Coimbra, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Lemenhe's Joaquim Baptista got a free kick in the 16th minute. After a defensive mix-up in SC Almojanda's zone, Miguel Marques stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miguel Costa came out of the goal and Miguel Marques tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Miguel Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Marques in the 20th minute of the match. Miguel Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Costa having to interfere. Nuno Coimbra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cândido Freitas in the 25th minute of play. Nuno Coimbra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Álvaro Guarda in the 28th minute. The supporters of SC Almojanda booed when Lemenhe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristóvão Pinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Basílio Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Costa having to interfere. Filipe Mendes hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Miguel Marques left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lemenhe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Filipe Mendes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joaquim Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Costa having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, SC Almojanda's Joel Paredes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Lemenhe:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Almojanda:s goal. In the 55th minute there was a penalty for SC Almojanda. Simão Cruz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nuno Coimbra. 3-1. Nuno Coimbra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Paredes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miguel Marques blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miguel Costa having to make a save. Basílio Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 75 minutes, Basílio Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lemenhe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Basílio Amorim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, SC Almojanda's Cândido Freitas got a free kick in the 79th minute. Basílio Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Miguel Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lemenhe's Miguel Marques got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Basílio Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Costa having to interfere. Paulo Ferreira hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. When Basílio Pires fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Almojanda's protests and gave Basílio Pires a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to SC Almojanda getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Basílio Pires hit a great ball. Joel Paredes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The SC Almojanda support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.