League Play-Off

Estadio Lamas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gonçalo Paredes kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Paredes in the 4th minute of play forced Lamas's goalkeeper Cláudio Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 7 minutes, António Leite managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lamas's supporters crossed their fingers, but António Leite was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 10 minutes of play, Romas's Gonçalo Paredes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cláudio Pinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the match, Lamas's goal looked a bit too open when Gonçalo Paredes came free, but Cláudio Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joaquim Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílcar Reis in the 18th minute of the match. Lamas's António Leite got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Luz in the 20th minute of play forced Lamas's goalkeeper Cláudio Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When Gonçalo Paredes came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Romas 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 Gonçalo Paredes couldn't finish the play. When Carlos Jesus fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Romas's protests and gave Carlos Jesus a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th minute, Carlos Jesus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. António Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Joaquim Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Romas's goal looked a bit too open when Amílcar Reis came free, but Joaquim Cabral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. António Leite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Cabral having to interfere. António Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Joaquim Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Amílcar Reis 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 fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

If Gonçalo Paredes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 66 minutes into the match, Romas's Alexandre Luz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cláudio Pinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vasco Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Lamas's zone, Gonçalo Paredes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Pinho came out of the goal and Gonçalo Paredes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gonçalo Paredes in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cláudio Pinho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 76 minutes into the match, Romas's goal looked a bit too open when Amílcar Reis came free, but Joaquim Cabral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 minutes, António Leite mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lamas and the Romas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th minute, António Leite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Lamas's Cláudio Pinho got control of the ball when Alexandre Luz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cláudio Pinho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gonçalo Paredes's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lamas's zone, Alexandre Luz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Pinho came out of the goal and Alexandre Luz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. António Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Joaquim Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Cabral didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cláudio Gueifão went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Lamas's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.