League Play-Off

Tamengos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nuno Paredes started the match with the kick off. After 9 minutes, Fábio Vieira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Agracoes FC and the SC Tamengos players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fábio Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Heitor Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Almeida in the 16th minute of play forced SC Tamengos's goalkeeper David Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Agracoes FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nuno Paredes fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 26 minutes into the match, Agracoes FC's goalkeeper André Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Cabral. After 27 played minutes Agracoes FC got a freekick which was hit by Humberto Matos. Heitor Moura's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Brito read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. In the 34th minute Mário Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Humberto Matos struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. David Brito didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Agracoes FC. After 39 played minutes, Agracoes FC's Ricardo Lisboa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper David Brito came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Agracoes FC reached it. In a very dangerous position, a player in Agracoes FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Heitor Moura made a kick off. If Mário Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, SC Tamengos's Armindo Faria got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 60th minute, Heitor Moura 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. Armindo Faria hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, SC Tamengos's Manuel Mendes got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 66th minute of the match Ricardo Lisboa shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but David Brito showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Heitor Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. David Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agracoes FC's Fábio Vieira got his second yellow card of the match in the 74th minute. The referee ordered Fábio Vieira off the ground. In the 75th match minute, Agracoes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Vieira to maneuver through the defense. Rafael Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to SC Tamengos getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Óscar Ramos hit a great ball. The supporters of SC Tamengos booed when Agracoes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mário Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the match, SC Tamengos's Nuno Paredes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that André Azevedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rafael Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. André Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Tamengos's goalkeeper David Brito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Agracoes FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SC Tamengos.