League Play-Off

Estadio Perelhal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Inha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Lisboa came free, but Afonso Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Bento Vaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th match minute, Inha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiago Gomes to maneuver through the defense. Sérgio Maia was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 9th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 11 minutes into the match, Inha FC's goalkeeper Afonso Neves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandre Magalhães. Daniel Lisboa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Afonso Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Bento Vaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Jaime Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Perelhal FC's Daniel Lisboa got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gaspar Amorim struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Jaime Mendes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Inha FC. 43 minutes into the match, Perelhal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gaspar Amorim came free, but Jaime Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 48th minute, Daniel Lisboa fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 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 Daniel Lisboa to make the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 54th minute of the game. One of Inha FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Perelhal FC:s goal. In the 55th minute there was a penalty for Perelhal FC. Sérgio Maia stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Afonso Neves. 1-0. A collision led to Perelhal FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Filipe Magalhães hit a great ball. Alexandre Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Neves having to interfere. If Alexandre Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Magalhães blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Afonso Neves having to make a save. Afonso Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Magalhães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Perelhal FC's Marco Barros got a free kick in the 68th minute. If Daniel Lisboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Albertino Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the match, Inha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Lisboa came free, but Afonso Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bento Vaz in the 85th minute of play forced Perelhal FC's goalkeeper Jaime Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gaspar Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Jaime Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Alexandre Magalhães managed to get in a good position for a shot. Perelhal FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Magalhães was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afonso Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Inha FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.