League Play-Off

Estadio Gandrachao
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. Hélder Lisboa started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match Miguel Ferreira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Augusto Gomes skillfully saved the ball. After 5 minutes, Hélder Lisboa made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Gandrachao FC's Rui Assis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When David Domingues came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Condados 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 David Domingues couldn't finish the play. Augusto Gomes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from António Moreira went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Guerreiro in the 18th minute of play forced Condados's goalkeeper Augusto Gomes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Matias kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves António Moreira could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Augusto Gomes however easily saved by the left post. Augusto Gomes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Guerreiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 40 minutes of play, Condados's Hélder Lisboa made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rui Assis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rui Assis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder Lisboa in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Condados were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rui Guerreiro to make the kick off. Hélder Lisboa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Rui Assis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 52 minutes, Diamantino Esteves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gandrachao FC and the Condados players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gandrachao FC's Diamantino Esteves got a free kick in the 52nd minute. João Ramos hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Rui Guerreiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rui Assis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder Lisboa in the 61st minute of play. Hélder Lisboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filipe Ribeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Condados! In the 71st minute there was a penalty for Gandrachao FC. Miguel Ferreira stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Augusto Gomes. 2-2. Hélder Lisboa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rui Assis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. David Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Assis having to interfere. After 82 played minutes Gandrachao FC got a freekick which was hit by José Resende. In the 85th minute, David Domingues 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. Rui Assis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Condados's Hélder Lisboa shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-3 in the ordered_time% minute. If David Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélder Lisboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Assis having to interfere. Condados played a much better game than Gandrachao FC and deserved their victory. The Gandrachao FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.