League Play-Off

Estadio Banhas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Marco Aleixo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 9 played minutes Banhas got a freekick which was hit by Catarino Sousa. Heitor Faro missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 10 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Mário Ribeiro right hand side. Mário Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simão Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Matos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Aleixo in the 15th minute of play. After a rather tough play, SC Gondufe's Inácio Gonçalves got a free kick in the 15th minute. After a defensive mix-up in SC Gondufe's zone, Marco Aleixo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernando Matos came out of the goal and Marco Aleixo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 21 minutes of play, SC Gondufe's Alexandre Amorim 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 Ribeiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Amorim in the 24th minute of play forced Banhas's goalkeeper Mário Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Simão Macedo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mário Ribeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Amorim in the 29th minute of play forced Banhas's goalkeeper Mário Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Marco Aleixo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Matos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexandre Amorim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Simão Macedo kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The Banhas players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SC Gondufe were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexandre Amorim to strike the kick off in the second half. Alexandre Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Mário Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, SC Gondufe's goal looked a bit too open when João Abreu came free, but Fernando Matos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, SC Gondufe's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Aleixo came free, but Fernando Matos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The nice shot from Simão Macedo in the 62ndth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Mário Ribeiro had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Fernando Matos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Abreu went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Fernando Matos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Aleixo in the 67th minute of play. Alexandre Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Mário Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 70 played minutes Banhas got a freekick which was hit by David Torres. 77 minutes into the game, David Torres was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Banhas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Gondufe the free kick. After a rather tough play, Banhas's David Torres got a free kick in the 77th minute. Marco Aleixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Matos having to interfere. 96 minutes into the game, Inácio Gonçalves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Gondufe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Banhas the free kick. The Banhas fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. SC Gondufe were clearly better and deserved to take the win.