League Play-Off

Garfe
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hugo Borges kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Ramiro FC's Bruno Pereira got control of the ball when Miguel Ramos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hugo Borges recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 16 minutes into the match, Garfe FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cláudio Paredes came free, but Joel Amaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Pereira charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Pereira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ramiro FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Carlos Pereira hit a great ball. Joel Amaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cláudio Paredes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Garfe FC's Joel Amaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Viana in the 26th minute of play. Miguel Ramos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Bruno Pereira made a huge save. If Cláudio Paredes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bruno Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Miguel Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garfe FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Ramos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Pereira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Nunes got free with Bruno Pereira in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cláudio Paredes to make the kick off. Paulo Viana might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joel Amaro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulo Viana ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 54th minute Cláudio Paredes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Amaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, Cláudio Paredes 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. A collision led to Ramiro FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Amílcar Silva hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Miguel Ramos put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bruno Pereira. After 77 minutes, Oliveira Pinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Garfe FC and the Ramiro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 77th match minute, Garfe FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliveira Pinho to maneuver through the defense. Bruno Pereira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miguel Ramos went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Bruno Pereira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Borges in the 91st minute of the match. Miguel Ramos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Garfe FC had won after a very even match.