League Play-Off

Ganados
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. Gil Fernandes started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Diogo Amaro made a precise shot to the right of Diamantino Ramos. SC Ganados's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. SC Ganados were furious when Sérgio Mendes was red carded, 13 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 13 minutes into the game, one of SC Ganados:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Diogo Carvalho shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Ricardo Henriques managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arnadelo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Henriques was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diamantino Ramos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ricardo Henriques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Diamantino Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SC Ganados's zone, Ricardo Henriques stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diamantino Ramos came out of the goal and Ricardo Henriques tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 25 minutes into the match, Arnadelo FC's Ricardo Henriques sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diamantino Ramos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Diamantino Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diogo Amaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Eusébio Moutinho came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the SC Ganados 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 Eusébio Moutinho couldn't finish the play. Ricardo Henriques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Diamantino Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Diogo Amaro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Diogo Amaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diogo Amaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Ganados's Diamantino Ramos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save SC Ganados from getting a goal against them. António Santarém showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Ricardo Henriques put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Diamantino Ramos. Arnadelo FC's Diogo Amaro got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 78 minutes into the game, Arnadelo FC's Ricardo Henriques nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Diamantino Ramos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. António Santarém stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manuel Figueiredo's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. After 89 played minutes SC Ganados got a freekick which was hit by Eusébio Moutinho. Diamantino Ramos made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Ricardo Henriques sent off a good shot on target. When the match was over Arnadelo FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SC Ganados throughout the match.