League Play-Off

Aventeira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Escapaes's Lúcio Anjos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ricardo Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Ramos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Faro was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Rui Faro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lúcio Anjos's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. If Joel Viegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aventeira FC's Joel Viegas got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Aventeira FC's Joel Viegas in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Escapaes's goalie prevented a goal. SC Escapaes's Alexandre Matos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save SC Escapaes from getting a goal against them. Ricardo Macedo might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexandre Matos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ricardo Macedo ran back to his position shaking his head. 44 minutes into the match, SC Escapaes's Lúcio Anjos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rui Faro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Joel Viegas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Matos was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Alexandre Matos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Viegas in the 48th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Viegas made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Joel Viegas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aventeira FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Viegas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandre Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alexandre Matos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Viegas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Ramos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Rui Faro made a huge save. When SC Escapaes's Lúcio Anjos in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Aventeira FC's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Joel Viegas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aventeira FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Viegas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandre Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Bernardo Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute Lúcio Anjos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Faro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Rui Faro managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when SC Escapaes's Bernardo Ramos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. João Viegas's late challenge caught a SC Escapaes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Viegas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, João Viegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.