League Play-Off

Estadio Lameira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carlos Resende got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Nuno Fernandes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Gueifão's late challenge caught a Cortesia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Gueifão helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to SC Lameira getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. João Gueifão hit a great ball. If Carlos Resende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cortesia FC's Manuel Aleixo got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, SC Lameira's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Aleixo came free, but Eusébio Pereira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eusébio Pereira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Lourenço Torres charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lourenço Torres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SC Lameira getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Lourenço Torres hit a great ball. Carlos Resende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Sá having to interfere. Augusto Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Soares struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Eduardo Sá didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Lameira. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emílio Dantas during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Cortesia FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Emílio Dantas hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Lameira's goalkeeper Eusébio Pereira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alexandre Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, Alexandre Soares 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. Eduardo Sá showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Eusébio Pereira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Alexandre Soares scored 1-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eduardo Sá, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute Alexandre Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Sá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduardo Sá didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Resende went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Leal during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Lameira's Pedro Leal got a free kick in the 95th minute.