League Play-Off

Estadio Trapa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Trapa FC's Paulo Macedo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Rasa FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mariano Neves fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 5 played minutes Rasa FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Pacheco. After a rather tough play, Rasa FC's Raul Barbosa got a free kick in the 7th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Rasa FC's zone, Mariano Neves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaime Pedroso came out of the goal and Mariano Neves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alfredo Almeida's late challenge caught a Trapa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Almeida helped the player get up and apologised. Alfredo Almeida hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. With 16 minutes on the clock, Duarte Mota commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Rasa FC:s Jaime Pedroso showed great skill when he stopped André Sá:s penalty. In the 18th minute, André Sá left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Trapa FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After having played for 26 minutes, Raul Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rasa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raul Barbosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Rasa FC's zone, Paulo Macedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaime Pedroso came out of the goal and Paulo Macedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mariano Neves came free with the goalkeeper in the 33rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jaime Pedroso could save by the left post. Adelino Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lúcio Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute Mário Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adelino Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rasa FC's Jaime Pedroso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Rasa FC from getting a goal against them.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mário Teixeira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Trapa FC's zone, Mário Teixeira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adelino Paredes came out of the goal and Mário Teixeira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Rasa FC booed when Trapa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute, Mário Teixeira 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. In the 72nd minute, Lucas Moutinho 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. Thanks to some nice moves Mário Teixeira could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Adelino Paredes however easily saved by the left post. Paulo Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Pedroso having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Rasa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Macedo came free, but Jaime Pedroso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rasa FC's Jaime Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Neves in the 86th minute of play. The supporters of Trapa FC booed when Rasa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raul Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Macedo in the 88th minute of play forced Rasa FC's goalkeeper Jaime Pedroso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the game, Trapa FC's Rafael Lima nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jaime Pedroso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Trapa FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Rasa FC for much of the match.