League Play-Off

Estadio Engal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eduardo Pacheco kicked off to start the match. An unexpected shot in the 3rd minute by António Oliveira got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 15th minute, Cristiano Coelho 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. Emílio Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Dias in the 17th minute of the match. Hélder Neves made an important save on a dangerous shot by António Oliveira in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Dias in the 20th minute of play forced Engal's goalkeeper Emílio Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. António Oliveira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Hélder Neves when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Carlos Monteiro charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Monteiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carlos Monteiro hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Pedro Moreira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Engal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Arrepiado the free kick. Pedro Moreira hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Hélder Neves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eduardo Pacheco in the 33rd minute. António Oliveira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Hélder Neves when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Araújo in the 36th minute of play forced Engal's goalkeeper Emílio Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Eduardo Pacheco 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Araújo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Carlos Monteiro 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 57th minute, Eduardo Pacheco 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. A collision led to Engal getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. José Paiva hit a great ball. When Eduardo Pacheco came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Engal 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 Eduardo Pacheco couldn't finish the play. The supporters of SC Arrepiado booed when Engal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Moreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emílio Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Araújo in the 75th minute of the match. Paulo Dias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Emílio Neto made a huge save. In the 78th minute Eduardo Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélder Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Filipe Dias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Engal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Arrepiado the free kick. The supporters of SC Arrepiado booed when Engal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filipe Dias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emílio Neto was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Diamantino Morais. After a defensive mix-up in Engal's zone, Paulo Dias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emílio Neto came out of the goal and Paulo Dias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jaime Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaime Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Neto having to interfere. Engal's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.