League Play-Off

Senharei
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lucas Pinho took the kick off in the first half of the match. João Matias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amadeu Assis's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Amadeu Assis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. João Matias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Matias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Duarte Guerreiro in the 9th minute. If Duarte Guerreiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Raul Aleixo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Alberto Luz came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the SC Tourem 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 Alberto Luz couldn't finish the play. The supporters of SC Tourem booed when SC Senharei was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Pacheco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Domingos Sousa was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 17th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Lucas Pinho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raul Aleixo. SC Senharei's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Pinho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 32 minutes into the game, Sebastião Cardoso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Tourem's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Senharei the free kick. The supporters of SC Senharei booed when SC Tourem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastião Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the match, SC Senharei's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Pinho came free, but Raul Aleixo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Rui Pacheco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Senharei's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Tourem the free kick. The supporters of SC Tourem booed when SC Senharei was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Pacheco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 43 minutes SC Senharei's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Domingos Sousa who took care of the corner kick. After a defensive mix-up in SC Tourem's zone, Duarte Guerreiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Matias came out of the goal and Duarte Guerreiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raul Aleixo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Luz in the 47th minute of the match.

Raul Aleixo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 52nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from João Garcia. Sebastião Cardoso was shown his second yellow card after 54 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 54th match minute, SC Tourem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastião Cardoso to maneuver through the defense. If Duarte Guerreiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Matias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duarte Guerreiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Matias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeu Assis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Matias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeu Assis in the 73rd minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Lucas Pinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Tourem's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Senharei the free kick. In the 84th minute Amadeu Assis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Matias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SC Tourem's zone, Duarte Guerreiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Matias came out of the goal and Duarte Guerreiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeu Assis in the 88th minute of play forced SC Tourem's goalkeeper João Matias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.