League Play-Off

Estadio Ovelhinha
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Paolo Oxarra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 4 played minutes SC Cravaz got a freekick which was hit by José Neto. Cristiano Coimbra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paolo Oxarra having to make a save. SC Cravaz's Paulo Trindade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save SC Cravaz from getting a goal against them. Nuno Barcelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Paulo Trindade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nivaldo Laureano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Cravaz's Paulo Trindade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save SC Cravaz from getting a goal against them. Paulo Trindade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nivaldo Laureano, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. When Armando Rodrigues fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Cravaz's protests and gave Armando Rodrigues a yellow card for diving instead. Armando Rodrigues kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Nuno Barcelos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Paulo Trindade made a huge save. After 35 minutes, Benedito Vital mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grupo Desportivo do Topo and the SC Cravaz players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Grupo Desportivo do Topo's Benedito Vital got a free kick in the 35th minute. Nuno Barcelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Paulo Trindade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute Nivaldo Laureano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Trindade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Coimbra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paolo Oxarra having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nivaldo Laureano to make the kick off. Nuno Barcelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nivaldo Laureano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 58 played minutes, Grupo Desportivo do Topo's Anselmo Galvão shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Paulo Trindade came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Grupo Desportivo do Topo reached it. Afonso Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Trindade having to interfere. When Grupo Desportivo do Topo's Nivaldo Laureano in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Cravaz's goalie prevented a goal. In the 79th minute, Nuno Barcelos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grupo Desportivo do Topo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in SC Cravaz's zone, Nivaldo Laureano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo Trindade came out of the goal and Nivaldo Laureano 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 Nuno Barcelos in the 85th minute of play forced SC Cravaz's goalkeeper Paulo Trindade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Trindade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nivaldo Laureano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grupo Desportivo do Topo's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.