League Play-Off

Estadio Senhora
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Moura kicked off to start the match. André Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Óscar Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute, Carlos Moura 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. Óscar Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Amaro charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Amaro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th match minute, Senhora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Amaro to maneuver through the defense. In the 13th minute of the match Manuel Guarda sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but André Amaral skillfully saved the ball. 17 minutes into the game, Carlos Moura cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. André Amaral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Óscar Abreu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but André Amaral read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Paulo Rocha hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Abel Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Guerreiro having to interfere. The supporters of Espalhafatos FC booed when Senhora was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Amaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Senhora's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Moura came free, but André Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Gonçalo Gomes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Senhora fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gonçalo Gomes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Carlos Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Amaral having to interfere. Raul Guerreiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonçalo Gomes in the 55th minute of play. Gonçalo Gomes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Espalhafatos FC booed when Senhora was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armindo Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Gomes in the 73rd minute of play forced Espalhafatos FC's goalkeeper Raul Guerreiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Guerreiro having to interfere. When Abel Ribeiro came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Senhora 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 Abel Ribeiro couldn't finish the play. 80 minutes into the game, Amadeu Ribeiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Espalhafatos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Senhora the free kick. The supporters of Senhora booed when Espalhafatos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeu Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Senhora getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Gonçalo Gomes hit a great ball. Jorge Moniz kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abel Ribeiro in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raul Guerreiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Espalhafatos FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Paulo Rocha hit a great ball. Óscar Abreu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. André Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Senhora's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.