League Play-Off

Estadio Espedrada
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the match, António Mourato dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sandro Assis, 1-0. If António Mourato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raimundo Bragança didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 2-0 via right post in the game's 22nd minute. Espedrada's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! In the 31st minute, António Mourato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Sandro Assis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Amílcar Reis's late challenge caught a Espedrada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amílcar Reis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Espedrada booed when SC Canastres was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amílcar Reis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Espedrada's Virgílio Eiró played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filipe Gomes in the 39th minute of play. When António Mourato came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Espedrada 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 António Mourato couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when António Mourato made the kick off in the second half. Filipe Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Virgílio Eiró tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Virgílio Eiró managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when SC Canastres's Filipe Gomes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Canastres's goalkeeper Sandro Assis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filipe Gomes got free with Virgílio Eiró in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sandro Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgílio Eiró having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, Espedrada's goal looked a bit too open when Sandro Borges came free, but Virgílio Eiró reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SC Canastres's zone, António Mourato stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sandro Assis came out of the goal and António Mourato tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Filipe Gomes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgílio Eiró having to interfere. Virgílio Eiró took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandro Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sandro Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgílio Eiró having to interfere. The supporters of Espedrada booed when SC Canastres was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Borges didn't get a good kick on the ball. If António Mourato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in SC Canastres's zone, Luís Valente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sandro Assis came out of the goal and Luís Valente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.