League Play-Off

Estadio Almojanda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Vítor Vale started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, David Melo 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 9th minute Vítor Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Dantas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, Pedro Miranda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Almojanda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Ludo the free kick. Pedro Miranda hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After 15 minutes Almojanda's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bento Pinho who took care of the corner kick. In the 20th minute, Joaquim Aguiar 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 some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Ricardo Carneiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Almojanda's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Carneiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Dantas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 25 minutes into the match, SC Ludo's goal looked a bit too open when Vítor Vale came free, but João Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Almojanda! The referee gave SC Ludo a penalty, 31 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bento Pinho, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Almojanda's Rogério Aguiar. 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Eusébio Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Almojanda's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusébio Antunes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Dantas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Miguel Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Rogério Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. David Melo was the one to do the kick off. Vítor Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. João Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eusébio Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the game, Xavier Almeida was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Ludo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Almojanda the free kick. In the 58th match minute, SC Ludo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Almeida to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute Eusébio Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Dantas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vítor Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Dantas having to interfere. Rogério Aguiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Melo in the 66th minute of the match. After 73 minutes, Joaquim Aguiar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Almojanda and the SC Ludo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Almojanda! When the match had been going on for 77 minutes, SC Ludo's Bento Pinho got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Rogério Aguiar. During the 80th minute of the match Pedro Miranda completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Pedro Miranda a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of SC Ludo booed when Almojanda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute David Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Ludo's Xavier Almeida got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Xavier Almeida off the ground. A collision led to SC Ludo getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Xavier Almeida hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SC Ludo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.