League Play-Off

Tarrasteira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Viriato Gaspar kicked off to start the match. An unexpected shot in the 12th minute by Manuel Sousa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Manuel Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Jorge Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Gaspar in the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Contencas's Artur Castro got a free kick in the 17th minute. Manuel Sousa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Jorge Macedo made a huge save. In the 20th minute, Lúcio Bessa 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lúcio Bessa during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Contencas getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Lúcio Bessa hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Gaspar in the 24th minute of play forced Contencas's goalkeeper Jorge Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Viriato Gaspar in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Macedo saved Contencas from getting behind. 31 minutes into the match, Tarrasteira FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lúcio Bessa came free, but Emanuel Ribeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Lúcio Bessa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emanuel Ribeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jorge Macedo made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Manuel Sousa sent off a good shot on target. Delfim Pinho hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. If Manuel Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jorge Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Gaspar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Lúcio Bessa made the kick off in the second half. The Tarrasteira FC fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Tarrasteira FC's Viriato Gaspar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Lúcio Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristóvão Leiria kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Jorge Macedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Sousa went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 69th minute Lúcio Bessa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Ribeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jorge Rocha fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tarrasteira FC's protests and gave Jorge Rocha a yellow card for diving instead. Jorge Rocha hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Manuel Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tarrasteira FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Sousa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Macedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Lúcio Bessa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute of the match Jorge Rocha shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jorge Macedo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Tarrasteira FC's goalkeeper Emanuel Ribeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lúcio Bessa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lúcio Bessa got free with Emanuel Ribeiro in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. For all the effort they put into the match, the Contencas players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tarrasteira FC.