League Play-Off

Estadio Lavadores
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when António Cardoso made the kick off which started today's match. Vasco Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Pires in the 3rd minute of the match. When Albertino Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Lavadores 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 Albertino Almeida couldn't finish the play. SC Bruzende's Vasco Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Viana in the 9th minute of play. Vasco Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Viana in the 11th minute of the match. When Adelino Dias came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the SC Bruzende 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 Adelino Dias couldn't finish the play. In the 24th minute, Lavadores's Luís Viana dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Vasco Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Viana, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. António Cardoso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpected shot in the 38th minute by Luís Viana got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. António Cardoso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristiano Cruz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Albertino Almeida in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vasco Sousa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Vasco Sousa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Luís Viana showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 45 minute of play.

The wind increased when Luís Viana made the kick off in the second half. Adelino Dias took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristiano Cruz. Cristiano Cruz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Albertino Almeida struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Vasco Sousa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lavadores. Vasco Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Viana in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute Luís Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasco Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Cruz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but António Cardoso showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 70 minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Adelino Dias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Bruzende's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lavadores the free kick. The supporters of Lavadores booed when SC Bruzende was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Dias didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th match minute, Lavadores was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Castro to maneuver through the defense. Adelino Dias struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Cristiano Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Bruzende. Cristiano Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from António Cardoso in the 92nd minute of the match. After 92 minutes, Nuno Paiva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lavadores and the SC Bruzende players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 93 played minutes Lavadores got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Paiva. The SC Bruzende players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Lavadores from taking control. The game ends in a draw.