League Play-Off

Carpalhosa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Albertino Gomes kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute of the match Pedro Domingues shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristiano Garcia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in SC Carpalhosa's zone, Duarte Figueiredo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristiano Garcia came out of the goal and Duarte Figueiredo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Duarte Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 14th match minute, SC Carpalhosa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Reis to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 15 minutes, Duarte Figueiredo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rapa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Duarte Figueiredo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Albertino Gomes came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the SC Carpalhosa fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Albertino Gomes couldn't finish the play. In the 28thth minute of the game Albertino Gomes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rapa FC's Rogério Nunes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duarte Figueiredo in the 31st minute of play forced SC Carpalhosa's goalkeeper Cristiano Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristiano Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duarte Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Cristiano Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duarte Figueiredo in the 35th minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Joel Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. António Aleixo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Duarte Figueiredo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Albertino Gomes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rapa FC's Rogério Nunes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SC Carpalhosa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fernando Luz in the 60th minute. SC Carpalhosa's Fernando Luz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rogério Nunes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a little luck, SC Carpalhosa's Cristiano Garcia got control of the ball when António Aleixo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Rapa FC defense, Albertino Gomes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rogério Nunes. The Rapa FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rogério Nunes should have stopped the shot. 69 minutes into the match, Rapa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Rodrigues came free, but Rogério Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rogério Nunes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Albertino Gomes's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Rapa FC's Rogério Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Rodrigues in the 74th minute of play. After having played for 76 minutes, Albertino Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Carpalhosa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albertino Gomes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 2-0 became the score in the 81st minute when Albertino Gomes elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Mariano Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rogério Nunes came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by SC Carpalhosa's Albertino Gomes. But to his dismay, Albertino Gomes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 97th minute, Joel Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rapa 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 Carpalhosa.