League Play-Off

Estadio Jaca
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. Armando Leite started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Agudos FC's André Cruz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Afonso Cruz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hélder Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Cruz having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Cruz in the 19th minute of play forced Jaca's goalkeeper Afonso Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that André Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afonso Cruz was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute André Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Hélder Neves notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Jaca's Afonso Cruz. Afonso Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 38 minutes, Hélder Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Agudos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hélder Neves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 41 minutes into the match, Jaca's Armando Leite sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Simão Cunha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. André Cruz was the one to do the kick off. Agudos FC's André Cruz got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Afonso Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of André Cruz's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. In the 60th match minute, Jaca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albertino Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, Agudos FC's Hélder Neves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afonso Cruz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Afonso Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of André Cruz's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Agudos FC's goalkeeper Simão Cunha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Agudos FC's Simão Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Leite in the 76th minute of play. Cândido Viana hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. When Daniel Neves came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Jaca 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 Daniel Neves couldn't finish the play. Daniel Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Armando Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Daniel Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Hélder Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Cruz in the 92nd minute of play forced Jaca's goalkeeper Afonso Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Agudos FC 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.