League Play-Off

Estadio Santorum
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Santorum FC's Daniel Araújo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Almeida made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 6 minutes into the match, SC Amoreiras's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Gonçalves came free, but Hugo Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rui Aguiar charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rui Aguiar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rui Aguiar hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by SC Amoreiras's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gil Paiva was slow to take the kick. During this time Santorum FC's players had a chance to rest. Santorum FC's Gil Paiva was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hugo Almeida in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Vítor Campos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Oliveira having to interfere. Alexandre Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Almeida having to interfere. If Vítor Campos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexandre Gonçalves in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hugo Almeida prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Nogueira got free with Hugo Almeida in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in SC Amoreiras's zone, Viriato Valente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Almeida came out of the goal and Viriato Valente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alberto Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alberto Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alexandre Gonçalves made a kick off. Hugo Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Gonçalves, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. SC Amoreiras's Hugo Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Gonçalves in the 54th minute of play. After 57 minutes, Daniel Araújo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santorum FC and the SC Amoreiras players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hugo Almeida stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexandre Gonçalves's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Pedro Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Campos in the 65th minute of play. Viriato Valente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Almeida having to interfere. With 69 minutes on the clock, Carlos Lima commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of SC Amoreiras:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Santorum FC:s goal. SC Amoreiras:s Hugo Almeida showed great skill when he stopped Gil Paiva:s penalty. Joel Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. When Alberto Melo fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Amoreiras's protests and gave Alberto Melo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Santorum FC booed when SC Amoreiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of SC Amoreiras booed when Santorum FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Araújo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 played minutes Santorum FC got a freekick which was hit by Raul Neto. Alberto Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Pedro Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Melo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Pedro Oliveira made a huge save. Pedro Oliveira made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Alberto Melo sent off a good shot on target. Alberto Melo 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. When Raul Moura came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the SC Amoreiras 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 Raul Moura couldn't finish the play. After 96 played minutes Santorum FC got a freekick which was hit by Viriato Valente. Alexandre Gonçalves hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Santorum FC were victorious despite being under pressure from SC Amoreiras for much of the match.