League Play-Off

Milheiricas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Artur Abreu made the kick off which started today's match. Filipe Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Soares in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Milheiricas's goalkeeper Filipe Oliveira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Nuzedo's Joel Soares in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Milheiricas's goalie prevented a goal. After 8 played minutes SC Milheiricas got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Setúbal. The supporters of Nuzedo booed when SC Milheiricas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Setúbal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Nuzedo's Vasco Assunção tried to score from far away in the 12th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After having played for 15 minutes, Artur Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Milheiricas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Abreu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Nuzedo getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Heitor Azevedo hit a great ball. Luís Ferro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Rocha having to interfere. After having played for 27 minutes, Luís Ferro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Milheiricas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Ferro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SC Milheiricas's Filipe Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Soares in the 41st minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Adolfo Aleixo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filipe Oliveira. SC Milheiricas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adolfo Aleixo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Joel Soares made the kick off in the second half. SC Milheiricas's Pedro Carvalho suffered a concussion after 52 minutes and had to leave the field. Adolfo Aleixo charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adolfo Aleixo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd minute of the match Eduardo Gonçalves sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfredo Rocha skillfully saved the ball. Filipe Oliveira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Soares in the 55th minute. In the 57th minute Luís Ferro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Rocha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artur Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nuzedo's Alfredo Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Ferro in the 61st minute of play. If Joel Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th match minute, SC Milheiricas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Setúbal to maneuver through the defense. Filipe Oliveira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Heitor Azevedo went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 90 minutes of play, SC Milheiricas's Luís Ferro made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Rocha was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Nuzedo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.