League Play-Off

Arcosso
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Emanuel Torres had great luck who in the 6thth minute grab hold of the ball when Vítor Vieira from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Artur Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Bento Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emanuel Torres made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Heitor Vieira sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Heitor Vieira got free with Emanuel Torres in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Heitor Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Emanuel Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Heitor Vieira might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emanuel Torres. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Heitor Vieira ran back to his position shaking his head. David Coelho hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. When Basílio Pires fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Mereces's protests and gave Basílio Pires a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to SC Mereces getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Basílio Pires hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the game, Sebastião Gueifão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Mereces's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arcosso FC the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of SC Mereces:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Arcosso FC:s goal. Bernardo Amaro placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Bento Vieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute, Cláudio Sá 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. If Pedro Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Heitor Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Artur Andrade to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Pedro Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arcosso FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Simões was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Torres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arcosso FC's Bento Vieira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Arcosso FC from getting a goal against them. Heitor Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Vítor Vieira got free in front of the goal in the 57th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Emanuel Torres was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Emanuel Torres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Vieira in the 60th minute of play. When Artur Andrade came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the SC Mereces 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 Artur Andrade couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute Pedro Guerreiro suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 63 minutes into the game, Bernardo Amaro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arcosso FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Mereces the free kick. In the 62nd minute, one of Arcosso FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Arcosso FC. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Heitor Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arcosso FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Heitor Vieira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Torres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítor Vieira in the 73rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Vítor Vieira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Torres was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Heitor Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Emanuel Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86thth minute of the game Vítor Vieira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Mereces's Emanuel Torres was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SC Mereces's Emanuel Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Vieira in the 88th minute of play. SC Mereces's Emanuel Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heitor Vieira in the 93rd minute of play. Heitor Vieira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 100th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Torres having to interfere. When the final whistle went the supporters of SC Mereces were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Arcosso FC side.