League Play-Off

Bicheiro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raul Ferreira started the match with the kick off. Pedro Luz's late challenge caught a SC Cavenca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Luz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Bicheiro getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Pedro Luz hit a great ball. After 6 played minutes, SC Cavenca's Luís Mota shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Manuel Faria came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SC Cavenca reached it. After a rather tough play, Bicheiro's Adolfo Paiva got a free kick in the 7th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rogério Porto during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Armando Nascimento's late challenge caught a Bicheiro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Armando Nascimento helped the player get up and apologised. In the 17th match minute, SC Cavenca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. Henrique Faro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Jorge Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bicheiro's Henrique Faro got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Henrique Faro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Carvalho having to interfere. After having played for 34 minutes, Henrique Faro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bicheiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrique Faro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armando Barbosa hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Bicheiro's Manuel Faria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Matos in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Nascimento in the 45th minute of play forced Bicheiro's goalkeeper Manuel Faria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Faria came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Cavenca's Armando Nascimento. But to his dismay, Armando Nascimento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Armando Nascimento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emanuel Matos got free with Manuel Faria in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th match minute, SC Cavenca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of SC Cavenca booed when Bicheiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrique Faro didn't get a good kick on the ball. SC Cavenca's Luís Mota couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 66th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Bicheiro. After 68 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bicheiro! With a little luck, Bicheiro's Manuel Faria got control of the ball when Francisco Nunes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute, Emanuel Matos 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 87th minute, Emanuel Matos made a precise shot to the right of Manuel Faria. Bicheiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Emanuel Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Manuel Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes in the game, Rogério Porto fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Manuel Faria having to interfere. Emanuel Matos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Faria having to make a save. Emanuel Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Manuel Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emanuel Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The SC Cavenca players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.