League Play-Off

Estadio Amareleja
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristiano Miranda kicked off to start the match. After having played for 8 minutes, Luís Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Amareleja's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Simões was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Banho's António Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Nascimento in the 10th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Banho's Sérgio Ferro got a free kick in the 11th minute. António Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Banho's Afonso Morais got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. António Andrade made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Luís Simões sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gil Amaral in the 29th minute of play forced Banho's goalkeeper António Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cláudio Luz charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cláudio Luz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Amareleja booed when Banho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sérgio Ferro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th match minute, Banho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sérgio Ferro to maneuver through the defense. Gaspar Rodrigues was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 35th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. António Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Nascimento in the 41st minute of the match. Cristiano Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Sousa having to interfere. In the 46th minute Afonso Morais shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Morais in the 47th minute of play forced Amareleja's goalkeeper José Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manuel Nascimento to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Tiago Gomes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute, Manuel Nascimento made a precise shot to the right of António Andrade. Banho's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 61 played minutes Banho got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Ferro. When Paulo Nunes fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Banho's protests and gave Paulo Nunes a yellow card for diving instead. António Andrade stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manuel Nascimento's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. José Sousa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristiano Miranda showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 76 minute of play. Banho's António Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Nascimento in the 79th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Nascimento in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck António Andrade prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Morais got free with José Sousa in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Afonso Morais had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Nascimento in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg António Andrade saved Banho from getting behind. Afonso Morais fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Sousa having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.