League Play-Off

Andorinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tiago Leão got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Andorinho FC's Gonçalo Soares got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 8 minutes, Gonçalo Soares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Andorinho FC and the Freamunde players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gonçalo Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Bento Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Nascimento in the 16th minute of play forced Andorinho FC's goalkeeper Miguel Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Andorinho FC's goalkeeper Miguel Amaral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Daniel Porto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gil Pinto was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. With an all-out effort, Andorinho FC's Gil Pinto threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Daniel Porto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Miguel Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Nascimento in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Nascimento in the 27th minute of play forced Andorinho FC's goalkeeper Miguel Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, João Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Freamunde's supporters rose to their feet, but João Nascimento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miguel Amaral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gonçalo Soares hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Andorinho FC's Daniel Porto slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gil Pinto. That made the score 1-0 after 42 minutes of play. 47 minutes into the match, Freamunde's goalkeeper Gil Pinto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bento Esteves.

Bento Esteves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Pinto having to interfere. After having played for 53 minutes, Daniel Porto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Andorinho FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Porto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tiago Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Miguel Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When João Nascimento, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 56 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Miguel Amaral was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Miguel Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Leão in the 58th minute of play. Freamunde's Tiago Leão got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Tiago Leão came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Freamunde 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 Tiago Leão couldn't finish the play. In the 66thth minute of the game Tiago Leão who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Andorinho FC's Miguel Amaral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Miguel Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Leão in the 69th minute of play. After 73 played minutes Freamunde got a freekick which was hit by Oliveira Esteves. The audience was convinced that Daniel Porto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gil Pinto was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bento Esteves in the 77th minute of play forced Freamunde's goalkeeper Gil Pinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Leão hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Gil Pinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Porto in the 84th minute of play. Bento Esteves struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Gil Pinto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Andorinho FC. Bento Esteves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Pinto having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Freamunde's Luís Oliveira got a free kick in the 89th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Porto in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil Pinto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Andorinho FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Freamunde for a fine match.