League Play-Off

Purgatorio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Afonso Faria kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, SC Purgatorio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Martins to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in SC Purgatorio's zone, Afonso Faria stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bento Maia came out of the goal and Afonso Faria tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Nuno Ferro fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rodrigos FC's protests and gave Nuno Ferro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th match minute, Rodrigos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Ferro to maneuver through the defense. Gaspar Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Bessa having to interfere. Artur Bessa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Nascimento in the 12th minute of play. Artur Bessa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Bento Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso Faria in the 24th minute of the match. Carlos Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bento Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Araújo in the 27th minute of the match. If Carlos Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Afonso Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Afonso Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afonso Faria might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bento Maia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Afonso Faria ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, SC Purgatorio's Filipe Leite got a free kick in the 39th minute. Carlos Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bento Maia having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Afonso Faria ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bento Maia was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After some careless play in the Rodrigos FC defense, António Castro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artur Bessa. The Rodrigos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artur Bessa should have stopped the shot. After 67 played minutes Rodrigos FC got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Faria. Paulo Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. If António Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaspar Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afonso Faria was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 89th minute. Rodrigos FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 96th minute, Bento Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.