League Play-Off

Estadio Meirico
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) David Vargas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute of the match Anselmo Sardinha shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tiago Gameiro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Xavier Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Ferjor Utd's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Xavier Macedo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Vargas in the 21st minute of play forced Gunchester's goalkeeper Artur Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerónimo Soveral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Artur Montenegro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 24 played minutes Ferjor Utd got a freekick which was hit by Fábio Peralta. 25 minutes into the match, Ferjor Utd's goalkeeper Tiago Gameiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xavier Macedo. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, David Vargas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ferjor Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but David Vargas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artur Montenegro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. David Vargas hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Xavier Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivo Severo took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tiago Gameiro. Tiago Gameiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Jerónimo Soveral got free with Artur Montenegro in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Gunchester getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Ivo Severo hit a great ball. Xavier Macedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fábio Peralta hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Tiago Gameiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Igrejas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ferjor Utd's goalkeeper Tiago Gameiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If David Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, Ferjor Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Igrejas came free, but Tiago Gameiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferjor Utd's Tiago Gameiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Igrejas in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Igrejas in the 80th minute of play forced Ferjor Utd's goalkeeper Tiago Gameiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Igrejas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Tiago Gameiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 85 played minutes, Gunchester's Anselmo Sardinha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tiago Gameiro 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 Gunchester reached it. In the 87th minute, Ricardo Igrejas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Xavier Macedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiago Gameiro was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Tiago Gameiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xavier Macedo's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gunchester had won after a very even match.