League Play-Off

Raivo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Bernardo Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tiago Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Jorge Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiago Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Jorge Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Miguel Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernardo Maia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Raivo defense, Tiago Matos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jorge Barbosa. The Raivo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jorge Barbosa should have stopped the shot. Luís Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Torres in the 27th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, SC Eugaria's Mário Ribeiro got a free kick in the 28th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Tiago Matos managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Eugaria's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiago Matos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Barbosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute Bernardo Maia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiago Matos's late challenge caught a Raivo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiago Matos helped the player get up and apologised. Tiago Matos hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. If Miguel Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 43rd minute, Raivo's Francisco Torres dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. An unexpected shot in the 47th minute by Miguel Marques got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Francisco Torres was the one to do the kick off. Paulo Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Luís Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Torres scored 4-1 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luís Amaral, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 63rd minute, Fábio Valente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Tiago Matos managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Eugaria's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiago Matos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Barbosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 68th minute, Francisco Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72ndth minute of the game Miguel Marques who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Eugaria's Luís Amaral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jorge Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 78th match minute, Raivo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Valente to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, SC Eugaria's José Aleixo broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Jorge Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Matos in the 86th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, SC Eugaria's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Marques came free, but Luís Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Francisco Torres 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. Luís Amaral stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Marques's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Jorge Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Francisco Torres struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Luís Amaral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Raivo.