League Play-Off

SA Nordestinho
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Santo António Nordestinho getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Jerónimo Nogueira hit a great ball. Alcino Alvarenga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Pedro Macena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Santo António Nordestinho's goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Vargas came free, but Rúben Carvalheira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Salazar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Rúben Carvalheira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Macena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Calçada, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Rafael Luz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rúben Carvalheira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Maia AC's goalkeeper Pedro Macena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Calçada. The supporters of Maia AC booed when Santo António Nordestinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerónimo Nogueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maia AC's Pedro Macena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Maia AC from getting a goal against them. Higino Baptista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Rúben Carvalheira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noel Liberato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rúben Carvalheira having to interfere. Alcino Alvarenga who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 37thth minute tested the skills of Pedro Macena when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Raul Trigueiro kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Diogo Vargas kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Maia AC's goalkeeper Pedro Macena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alcino Alvarenga. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The supporters of Santo António Nordestinho booed when Maia AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob Meireles didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Higino Baptista came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Maia AC 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 Higino Baptista couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Diogo Vargas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maia AC's supporters rose to their feet, but Diogo Vargas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rúben Carvalheira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 63 minutes, Higino Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maia AC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Higino Baptista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Rafael Luz sped through Santo António Nordestinho's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rúben Carvalheira. In the 76th minute, Jerónimo Nogueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute, Rafael Luz made a precise shot to the right of Rúben Carvalheira. Santo António Nordestinho's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Calçada in the 81st minute of play forced Maia AC's goalkeeper Pedro Macena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maia AC's Pedro Macena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alcino Alvarenga in the 82nd minute of play. A collision led to Maia AC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Diogo Vargas hit a great ball. Alcino Alvarenga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Pedro Macena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Salazar struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Rúben Carvalheira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maia AC. When the final whistle sounded Maia AC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Santo António Nordestinho.