League Play-Off

Zedes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, António Maia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Laracha's supporters rose to their feet, but António Maia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Viegas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 7thth minute of the game Alberto Vieira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Laracha's Vasco Esteves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With his leg Vasco Esteves managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Zedes's Tomás Pinheiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vítor Araújo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jorge Viegas having to make a save. Raul Macedo hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Rafael Coelho was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 28th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 36th minute Jacinto Nunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Viegas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vítor Araújo came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Laracha 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 Vítor Araújo couldn't finish the play. Mário Gueifão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alberto Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jacinto Nunes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Laracha getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Diamantino Cardoso hit a great ball. After 55 played minutes, Zedes's Rafael Coelho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vasco Esteves came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zedes reached it. Jorge Maia hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. If Alberto Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes into the match, Laracha's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Vieira came free, but Vasco Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 74 minutes, Alberto Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zedes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Vieira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zedes's Jorge Viegas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Nunes in the 80th minute of play. If Jacinto Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Viegas made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Vítor Araújo sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 93 in the game by Vítor Araújo from a close distance when the talented Jorge Viegas managed to make a qualified save. Zedes's players were relieved. Vítor Araújo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Jorge Viegas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Laracha players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.