League Play-Off

Estadio Couco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Afonso Amaral got the match started through his kick off. If Rafael Moutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. José Teixeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Amaral in the 4th minute of play. Landiosa's Domingos Moniz got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 7th minute, Gabriel Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nuno Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingos Moniz in the 9th minute of the match. If Lucas Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Domingos Moniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Azevedo having to interfere. Nuno Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingos Moniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Teixeira in the 25th minute of play forced SC Couco's goalkeeper Nuno Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afonso Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Landiosa's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Amaral came free, but José Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafael Moutinho took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised José Teixeira. José Teixeira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Marco Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. José Teixeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Jorge Pereira hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute Domingos Moniz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucas Teixeira made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Afonso Amaral 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. Afonso Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Teixeira having to interfere. With a little luck, SC Couco's Nuno Azevedo got control of the ball when Domingos Moniz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th minute, Domingos Moniz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nuno Azevedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Amaral in the 66th minute of play forced Landiosa's goalkeeper José Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonçalo Dias hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After 69 minutes Landiosa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Coimbra who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on SC Couco's corner Mariano Coimbra fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and José Teixeira quite easily take care of the ball. In the 73rd match minute, SC Couco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cláudio Matos to maneuver through the defense. Nuno Azevedo came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Landiosa's Domingos Moniz. But to his dismay, Domingos Moniz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 79 minutes into the match, SC Couco's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Teixeira came free, but Nuno Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Rafael Moutinho notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Landiosa's José Teixeira. José Teixeira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. José Teixeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. When Rafael Moutinho came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the SC Couco 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 Rafael Moutinho couldn't finish the play. The supporters of SC Couco booed when Landiosa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Dias didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SC Couco fans cheered their team off the field, for while Landiosa had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.