League Play-Off

Torrados
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Hugo Assunção made the kick off and thus started the match. Adolfo Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Silva having to interfere. Diogo Delgado might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexandre Pinho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Diogo Delgado ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 15th minute Hugo Assunção shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 19 minutes, Ricardo Reis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Torrados and the SC Lapas players grew even worse after the yellow card. SC Lapas's Miguel Jesus couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 20th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Torrados. In the 22nd minute, Adolfo Queirós made a precise shot to the right of João Silva. Torrados's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 26 played minutes SC Lapas got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Leite. Alexandre Pinho was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Hugo Assunção capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hugo Assunção really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 43 minutes into the match, David Esteves notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Torrados's João Silva. João Silva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when David Esteves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. João Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to SC Lapas getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Mariano Pacheco hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Torrados's Lourenço Fonseca tried to score from far away in the 54th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 58 minutes into the match, SC Lapas's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Assunção came free, but Alexandre Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Lapas! Alexandre Pinho went to the wrong direction when Lourenço Fonseca was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Hugo Assunção fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Pinho having to interfere. After 77 minutes of play SC Lapas's Daniel Leite was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes into the game, one of SC Lapas:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 80th minute there was a penalty for Torrados. Lourenço Fonseca stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alexandre Pinho. 2-2. When Adolfo Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the SC Lapas 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 Adolfo Queirós couldn't finish the play. In the 85th match minute, Torrados was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Reis to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, SC Lapas's Mariano Pacheco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Silva narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 95th minute, SC Lapas's Adolfo Queirós dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. SC Lapas had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.