League Play-Off

Estadio Pardieiro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rui Cardoso made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vicente Castro got free with Armindo Aleixo in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th minute, Afonso Anjos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the game, Artur Mendes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gavinheira's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pardieiro FC the free kick. Artur Mendes hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. The long shot by Paulo Vaz in the 10th minute really tested Armindo Aleixo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Amadeu Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute of the match Gil Moura sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amadeu Baptista skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Pardieiro FC's Adolfo Valente got a free kick in the 21st minute. If Rui Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rui Cardoso came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Gavinheira 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 Rui Cardoso couldn't finish the play. Amadeu Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from António Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The audience was convinced that Rui Cardoso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amadeu Baptista was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. After 34 played minutes Cristóvão Moura rounded Gavinheira's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Pardieiro FC's Vicente Castro got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristóvão Moura recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Armindo Aleixo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristóvão Moura's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. When Amadeu Figueiredo fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gavinheira's protests and gave Amadeu Figueiredo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, Gavinheira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeu Figueiredo to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristóvão Moura stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristóvão Moura took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armindo Aleixo. Armindo Aleixo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. If Vicente Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Gavinheira getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Armindo Cabral hit a great ball. Cristóvão Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Aleixo having to interfere. Armindo Aleixo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristóvão Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. A collision led to Gavinheira getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Armindo Cabral hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Vicente Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pardieiro FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vicente Castro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armindo Aleixo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the match, Pardieiro FC's goalkeeper Amadeu Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by António Nogueira. Cristóvão Moura struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Armindo Aleixo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pardieiro FC. Vicente Castro scored 3-0 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armindo Aleixo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vicente Castro might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armindo Aleixo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vicente Castro ran back to his position shaking his head.