League Play-Off

Lajido
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedro Azevedo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tiago Oliveira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Óscar Carneiro in the 4th minute. Adolfo Miranda struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Tiago Oliveira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Lajido. Tiago Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertino Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Tiago Oliveira made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Óscar Carneiro sent off a good shot on target. Joaquim Azevedo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Azevedo's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Azevedo in the 15th minute of play forced SC Lajido's goalkeeper Joaquim Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Lima in the 16th minute of the match. Óscar Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Tiago Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anta FC's Tiago Oliveira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Anta FC from getting a goal against them. After 24 minutes of play, Anta FC's Luís Lima made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joaquim Azevedo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 27 minutes into the game, Bruno Ferreira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Anta FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Lajido the free kick. João Santarém's late challenge caught a SC Lajido's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Santarém helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st match minute, Anta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Santarém to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the SC Lajido defense, Luís Lima kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joaquim Azevedo. The SC Lajido fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joaquim Azevedo should have stopped the shot. After 40 played minutes SC Lajido got a freekick which was hit by André Moura. Pedro Azevedo scored 0-3 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joaquim Azevedo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Pedro Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Anta FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Albertino Gaspar made the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Pedro Azevedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Lajido's Joaquim Azevedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 53 minutes in the game, Albertino Gaspar dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Tiago Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertino Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Pedro Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Anta FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Azevedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joaquim Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luís Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Óscar Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Oliveira having to interfere. Tiago Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Óscar Carneiro in the 69th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, SC Lajido's goalkeeper Joaquim Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Lima. André Moura hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Joaquim Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anta FC's Pedro Azevedo got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luís Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Azevedo having to interfere. SC Lajido's Joaquim Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Azevedo in the 91st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Albertino Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Lajido's supporters rose to their feet, but Albertino Gaspar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiago Oliveira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The SC Lajido supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Anta FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Anta FC.