League Play-Off

Ribafria
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rui Amorim started the match with the kick off. André Delgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Ricardo Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Antunes charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandre Antunes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alexandre Antunes hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the game, André Delgado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ricardo Porto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 26th minute Vicente Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Lopes took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ricardo Porto. Ricardo Porto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rui Amorim in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernando Correia saved Ribafria FC from getting behind. Rui Amorim struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Fernando Correia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Quiaios. Fernando Correia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Amorim in the 43rd minute of play. André Delgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Ricardo Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cândido Alves to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Gabriel Machado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute of the match Ribafria FC got a corner. Quiaios's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joaquim Andrade ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to Ribafria FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Cristóvão Trindade hit a great ball. In the 61st minute Rui Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gil Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Fernando Correia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 64 played minutes Ribafria FC got a freekick which was hit by Luís Lopes. Ricardo Porto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cândido Alves in the 73rd minute of the match. André Delgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Porto having to interfere. If Vicente Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rui Amorim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 88th minute, Rui Amorim got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 90 minutes, Rui Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Quiaios's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rui Amorim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Ribafria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Amorim came free, but Fernando Correia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Quiaios getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Gil Mota hit a great ball. Ricardo Porto came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Ribafria FC's André Delgado. But to his dismay, André Delgado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ribafria FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Quiaios had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.