League Play-Off

Moliana
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Moliana's goalkeeper Nuno Melo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Domingos Trindade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Domingos Trindade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armindo Pedroso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Nuno Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Domingos Trindade's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Matias read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Domingos Trindade could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Jorge Matias made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Pendurada's Luís Machado got a free kick in the 16th minute. Luís Machado charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Machado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 19th match minute, Pendurada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Machado to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to SC Moliana getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Carlos Veiga hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Armindo Pedroso 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. After having played for 27 minutes, Fábio Viegas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pendurada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fábio Viegas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of SC Moliana booed when Pendurada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Domingos Trindade kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute. Though ot was a great shot Pendurada's keeper Jorge Matias was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. When %teams%'s Domingos Trindade was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 33 minutes into the game. Jorge Matias was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. After 38 minutes of play, Pendurada's Fábio Viegas made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nuno Melo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 43rd match minute, SC Moliana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. When Armindo Pedroso came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Pendurada 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 Armindo Pedroso couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fábio Viegas to make the kick off. Nuno Melo made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Armindo Pedroso sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Domingos Trindade's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorge Matias was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Domingos Trindade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Matias having to interfere. Domingos Trindade's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Matias read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cândido Cruz in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jorge Matias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to SC Moliana getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Domingos Trindade hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in SC Moliana's zone, Armindo Pedroso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nuno Melo came out of the goal and Armindo Pedroso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pendurada's Fábio Viegas got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Domingos Trindade came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the SC Moliana 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 Domingos Trindade couldn't finish the play. Pendurada's Jorge Matias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cândido Cruz in the 82nd minute of play. After 82 minutes of play Pendurada's Luís Machado 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. After 83 played minutes Pendurada got a freekick which was hit by Luís Machado. 84 minutes into the game, Domingos Trindade cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Jorge Matias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Domingos Trindade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Matias having to interfere. Domingos Trindade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.