League Play-Off

Donoes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marco Pacheco took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vicente Coelho in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of José Ramos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With his leg José Ramos managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Donoes FC's Hugo Monteiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Basílio Santarém managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Torrejao's supporters rose to their feet, but Basílio Santarém was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amadeu Borba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Pacheco 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. Amadeu Borba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Jesus in the 16th minute of the match. Basílio Santarém fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Borba having to interfere. Basílio Santarém might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amadeu Borba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Basílio Santarém ran back to his position shaking his head. Marco Pacheco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Amadeu Borba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Donoes FC's Vicente Coelho got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Basílio Santarém scored 0-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amadeu Borba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 29th minute, Basílio Santarém had to leave the field with a concussion. When Paulo Neto fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Donoes FC's protests and gave Paulo Neto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute, a hard, long distance shot from Adelino Pires hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. Marco Pacheco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Amadeu Borba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Donoes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Alves came free, but Amadeu Borba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Monteiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. José Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorge Henriques was the one to do the kick off. Donoes FC's Amadeu Borba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Pacheco in the 53rd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Rui Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute Marco Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeu Borba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Marco Pacheco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amadeu Borba was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Jorge Henriques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. José Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raul Alves hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Donoes FC's Cristiano Henriques tried to score from far away in the 64th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Torrejao's goalkeeper José Ramos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 77 minutes into the game, Jorge Henriques cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. José Ramos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marco Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Borba having to interfere. The supporters of SC Torrejao booed when Donoes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Coelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Ramos came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Donoes FC's Jorge Henriques. But to his dismay, Jorge Henriques quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Jorge Henriques struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. José Ramos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Donoes FC. Hugo Monteiro scored 3-2 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of José Ramos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Donoes FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SC Torrejao for a fine match.