League Play-Off

Estadio Foios
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) David Torres made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Rafael Machado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Foios's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafael Machado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Ribeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. David Torres 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. If David Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fernando Barbosa hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that David Torres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adolfo Pinho was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Adolfo Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafael Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Hugo Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Foios booed when SC Cabecao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Aguiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute Foios were awarded a corner. Jorge Assunção went to the cornerflag to take it. Adolfo Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 36 played minutes, SC Cabecao's Nuno Aguiar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adolfo Pinho came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SC Cabecao reached it. Vítor Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Óscar Reis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Hugo Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafael Machado made a kick off. Rafael Machado might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hugo Ribeiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rafael Machado ran back to his position shaking his head. 57 minutes into the match, SC Cabecao's goal looked a bit too open when Óscar Reis came free, but Hugo Ribeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vítor Miranda got free with Adolfo Pinho in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, SC Cabecao's Adolfo Pinho threw himself towards the right post 61 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from David Torres, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Adolfo Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Torres in the 64th minute of play. After 74 played minutes David Torres rounded Foios's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. In the 77th minute, Catarino Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 80 minutes, Luís Assis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Cabecao and the Foios players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luís Assis hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Cabecao's goalkeeper Hugo Ribeiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 86 minutes, Óscar Reis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Foios's supporters crossed their fingers, but Óscar Reis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hugo Ribeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Machado, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Adolfo Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.