League Play-Off

Estadio Leirados
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lúcio Miranda got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, SC Izeda's goal looked a bit too open when Lúcio Miranda came free, but Diogo Baptista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Izeda's Diogo Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lúcio Miranda in the 8th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when António Cardoso got free with Diogo Baptista in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diogo Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. António Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Baptista having to interfere. Tiago Esteves hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. SC Izeda's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Lúcio Miranda scored to the left of an out of position Diogo Baptista, making the score, 1-0. When SC Izeda's Tiago Baptista in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leirados's goalie prevented a goal. In the 21st match minute, Leirados was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Amorim to maneuver through the defense. In the 22ndth minute of the game Tiago Baptista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leirados's Alfredo Lopes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 28th minute, João Moutinho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Izeda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Tiago Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Lopes having to interfere. If João Moutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Moutinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredo Lopes having to make a save. 46 minutes into the match, Leirados's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Baptista came free, but Alfredo Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Tiago Baptista made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute SC Izeda were awarded a corner. Cristiano Ramos went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led SC Izeda's Cristiano Ramos to fire away a dangerous shot which Alfredo Lopes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Alfredo Lopes made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when João Moutinho sent off a good shot on target. Tiago Baptista blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredo Lopes having to make a save. Tiago Baptista received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alfredo Lopes came out and tried to block the shot, but Tiago Baptista slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 65th minute. António Cardoso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diogo Baptista read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. After a rather tough play, SC Izeda's Tiago Esteves got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, António Cardoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leirados's supporters rose to their feet, but António Cardoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Baptista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lúcio Miranda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. David Barbosa charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Barbosa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Diogo Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Moutinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredo Lopes having to make a save. António Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diogo Baptista came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Leirados's Lúcio Miranda. But to his dismay, Lúcio Miranda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. The SC Izeda players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Leirados from taking control. The game ends in a draw.