League Play-Off

Estadio Amora
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when António Borba kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Fernando Cabral notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Sendim's Marco Sá. Marco Sá was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marco Sá stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of António Borba's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. If António Bessa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afonso Gaspar hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Sendim's Diamantino Esteves tried to score from far away in the 31st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 33rd minute António Bessa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Gomes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell António Bessa to make the kick off. A collision led to Sendim getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Joaquim Leite hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling António Borba in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Sá prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marco Sá stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernando Cabral's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 57th match minute, Amora FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonso Gaspar to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute António Bessa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Rui Freitas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Amora FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sendim the free kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diamantino Esteves got free with Augusto Leite in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. António Bessa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Augusto Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Gomes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Leite having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Carlos Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sendim's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Gomes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augusto Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fernando Cabral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. António Bessa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Augusto Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Augusto Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from António Bessa in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute António Bessa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when António Bessa got free with Augusto Leite in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Augusto Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from António Bessa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 played minutes Amora FC got a freekick which was hit by Rogério Delgado. Sendim were furious when Cândido Moniz was red carded, 93 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sendim! Sendim's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Amora FC had won, even though Sendim had held more of the ball.