League Play-Off

Estadio Meixide
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute of the match Amadeu Pinho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diamantino Resende showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 5th match minute, Meixide was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Amorim to maneuver through the defense. Jorge Pedroso took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Diamantino Resende. Meixide's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 8th minute José Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino Resende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When José Dantas came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Sonim 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 José Dantas couldn't finish the play. Hugo Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Valente having to interfere. If José Borba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Dantas struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Diamantino Resende didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sonim FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Lima in the 24th minute of play forced Meixide's goalkeeper Diamantino Resende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Sonim FC booed when Meixide was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Adolfo Lima notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Meixide's Diamantino Resende. Diamantino Resende was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that José Borba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but António Valente was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 33rd minute, José Borba fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Gil Borges hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. If José Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Lima came free with the goalkeeper in the 44th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and António Valente could save by the left post. José Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Valente having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Diamantino Resende made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when José Dantas sent off a good shot on target. In the 52nd match minute, Meixide was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gil Borges to maneuver through the defense. José Dantas struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Diamantino Resende didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sonim FC. Adolfo Lima could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Diamantino Resende made a huge save. José Borba struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. António Valente didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Meixide. 71 minutes into the match, Meixide's José Borba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that António Valente narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Adolfo Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Diamantino Resende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 played minutes Meixide got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Amorim. Diamantino Resende showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 80 minutes into the game, Carlos Ferro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sonim FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Meixide the free kick. A collision led to Sonim FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Carlos Ferro hit a great ball. António Valente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Borba in the 82nd minute of play. António Valente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Lima in the 83rd minute of play. A collision led to Sonim FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Alexandre Nogueira hit a great ball. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Meixide's goalkeeper Diamantino Resende, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Meixide's zone, Adolfo Lima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diamantino Resende came out of the goal and Adolfo Lima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 92 played minutes Sonim FC got a freekick which was hit by José Cruz. José Borba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Sonim FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Meixide from taking control. The game ends in a draw.