League Play-Off

Estadio Romeiros
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Amadeu Neto made the kick off and thus started the match. Rogério Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Pires having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júlio Santarém in the 6th minute of play forced Romeiros's goalkeeper Jorge Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júlio Santarém sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Amadeu Neto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Manuel Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tiago Figueiredo got free with Manuel Paiva in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Romeiros's Jorge Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogério Pinheiro in the 20th minute of play. Júlio Santarém fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Pires having to interfere. André Anjos hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Jorge Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Santarém in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Rogério Pinheiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jorge Pires was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Manuel Paiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Neto in the 40th minute of the match. Rogério Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

55 minutes into the match, Rogério Pinheiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jorge Pires, 0-2. When André Anjos fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Romeiros's protests and gave André Anjos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th minute, André Anjos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rogério Pinheiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Pires read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Tiago Figueiredo 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. Afurada FC's Manuel Paiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Figueiredo in the 74th minute of play. Afurada FC's Manuel Paiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Figueiredo in the 80th minute of play. Tiago Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Paiva having to interfere. Manuel Paiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeu Neto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armindo Anjos's late challenge caught a Afurada FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Armindo Anjos helped the player get up and apologised. Armindo Anjos kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Filipe Gomes, 97 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 100th minute, Rogério Pinheiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Afurada FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rogério Pinheiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Pires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.