League Play-Off

Laurentim
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Jorge Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Pacheco in the 5th minute of the match. Paulo Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Jorge Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute Fernando Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Fernando Pacheco was extremely unlucky when he, in the 19th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. An unexpected shot in the 21st minute by Fernando Pacheco got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Fernando Pacheco hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Malhadais FC's Diogo Setúbal got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 32 minutes of play, Malhadais FC's Ricardo Oliveira made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mário Ferro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paulo Carneiro struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Jorge Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Laurentim FC. The supporters of Laurentim FC booed when Malhadais FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diogo Setúbal struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Mário Ferro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Malhadais FC. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Laurentim FC's goalkeeper Mário Ferro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Laurentim FC's Mário Ferro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Oliveira in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Inácio Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fernando Pacheco to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Fernando Pacheco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fernando Pacheco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paulo Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diogo Setúbal got free with Mário Ferro in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Laurentim FC's Diogo Pinho got a free kick in the 73rd minute. A collision led to Malhadais FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. João Dias hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Paulo Carneiro made a precise shot to the right of Jorge Gonçalves. Malhadais FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 92nd minute, Fernando Pacheco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jorge Gonçalves was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. If Diogo Setúbal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Laurentim FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.