League Play-Off

Estadio Adao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute, Alexandre Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the match, SC Adao's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Esteves came free, but Diogo Torres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute André Queirós shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Moniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, André Queirós took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Manuel Moniz to make any attempt to save it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jorge Esteves in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Diogo Torres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joaquim Carneiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 21st minute, André Queirós reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Manuel Moniz. The goal made the score 2-0. Manuel Moniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Queirós in the 27th minute of the match. André Queirós took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manuel Moniz. Manuel Moniz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, André Queirós took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Manuel Moniz to make any attempt to save it. SC Adao's Paulo Pinto got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Joaquim Carneiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diogo Torres was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Queirós in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Moniz saved SC Lavachos from getting behind. After 46 minutes, Jaime Pinheiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Lavachos and the SC Adao players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of SC Adao booed when SC Lavachos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Pinheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joaquim Carneiro to make the kick off. Manuel Moniz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Pinto in the 60th minute of play. In the 64th minute, Paulo Pinto made a precise shot to the right of Manuel Moniz. SC Lavachos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. In the 66th match minute, SC Adao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Paiva to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of SC Adao booed when SC Lavachos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Leite didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Moniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Queirós in the 85th minute of the match. When Paulo Pinto came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the SC Adao 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 Paulo Pinto couldn't finish the play. 90 minutes into the match, SC Lavachos's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Pinto came free, but Manuel Moniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Adao's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jorge Luz in the 92nd minute. Jorge Luz made a great header on SC Adao's corner, it was just that SC Lavachos's Manuel Moniz managed to reach the ball for a save. After 96 played minutes SC Lavachos got a freekick which was hit by Lúcio Coelho. For all the effort they put into the match, the SC Lavachos 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 Adao.