League Play-Off

Estadio Janardo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gaspar Ferreira got the match started through his kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Gaspar Ferreira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chacim FC's João Sá was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Chacim FC's João Sá proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Chacim FC from getting a goal against them. Sérgio Borges recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 15 played minutes Janardo FC got a freekick which was hit by Vasco Tavares. In a very dangerous position, a player in Chacim FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 17th minute. Penalty! With a little luck, Chacim FC's João Sá got control of the ball when Sérgio Borges tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 24 minutes, Gaspar Ferreira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Janardo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaspar Ferreira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Sérgio Borges managed to get in a good position for a shot. Janardo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sérgio Borges was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Sá breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. João Sá was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Gaspar Ferreira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gaspar Ferreira really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 33rd match minute, Janardo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Valente to maneuver through the defense. Henrique Brás 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. 43 minutes into the match, Lourenço Lima notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Janardo FC's Joaquim Cabral. Joaquim Cabral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Gaspar Ferreira came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Janardo FC 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 Gaspar Ferreira couldn't finish the play. Henrique Brás charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henrique Brás the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Chacim FC's Henrique Brás got a free kick in the 47th minute. 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 2-1.

Gaspar Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chacim FC's João Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Borges in the 59th minute of play. Gaspar Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. João Sá tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lourenço Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Janardo FC's Gaspar Ferreira got a free kick in the 68th minute. Gonçalo Macedo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for João Sá. Chacim FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Janardo FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bento Assunção fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Ferreira in the 75th minute of play forced Chacim FC's goalkeeper João Sá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Cabral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bento Assunção in the 77th minute. If Sérgio Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 86 played minutes Janardo FC got a freekick which was hit by Vasco Tavares. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Lourenço Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chacim FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lourenço Lima was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joaquim Cabral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. João Sá took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Janardo FC had won after a very even match.