League Play-Off

Estadio Romas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rui Garcia got the match started through his kick off. Gonçalo Paredes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Antunes having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Rui Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galiza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Rui Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Paredes in the 19th minute of play forced Galiza's goalkeeper Filipe Antunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Jesus during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 28 minutes into the match, Galiza's goalkeeper Filipe Antunes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandre Luz. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Alexandre Luz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Romas's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Luz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filipe Antunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Filipe Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonçalo Paredes in the 31st minute of the match. When Hélder Mendes fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Galiza's protests and gave Hélder Mendes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Galiza's goalkeeper Filipe Antunes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Romas's Joaquim Cabral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Garcia in the 44th minute of play. Luís Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Cabral having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gonçalo Paredes to make the kick off. Carlos Jesus kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Luís Costa 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. Filipe Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonçalo Paredes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Romas booed when Galiza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Aleixo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute, Gonçalo Paredes 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. In the 65th minute, Galiza's Rui Garcia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Alexandre Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Filipe Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Luz scored 2-2 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filipe Antunes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Romas's Carlos Jesus got a free kick in the 85th minute. After 87 played minutes Romas got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Jesus. After 90 played minutes Romas got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Jesus. Gonçalo Paredes kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.