League Play-Off

Estadio Tarouba
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Hélder Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Virgílio Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Faria in the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Veiga FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hermenegildo Garcia came free, but Afonso Santarém reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Moutinho in the 13th minute of play forced SC Valondrina's goalkeeper Virgílio Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivo Salgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Afonso Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Veiga FC's Afonso Santarém played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermenegildo Garcia in the 18th minute of play. Sidónio Mendonça hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The supporters of SC Valondrina booed when Veiga FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Brito didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute, João Malta 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. Jaime Branco's late challenge caught a SC Valondrina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaime Branco helped the player get up and apologised. Jaime Branco hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Ivo Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Paulo Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivo Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivo Salgado blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Afonso Santarém having to make a save. In the 40th match minute, Veiga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Branco to maneuver through the defense. Afonso Santarém took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermenegildo Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Veiga FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hermenegildo Garcia came free, but Afonso Santarém reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgílio Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Moutinho in the 50th minute of play. The SC Valondrina players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Veiga FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hermenegildo Garcia to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Hermenegildo Garcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afonso Santarém was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Hermenegildo Garcia struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Afonso Santarém didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Valondrina. In the 71stth minute of the game Hermenegildo Garcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Veiga FC's Afonso Santarém was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ivo Salgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Santarém having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Veiga FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hermenegildo Garcia came free, but Afonso Santarém reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of SC Valondrina booed when Veiga FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vítor Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivo Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 85th minute, Ivo Salgado 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. In the 92nd minute, Sidónio Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ivo Salgado came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the SC Valondrina 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 Ivo Salgado couldn't finish the play. The supporters of SC Valondrina booed when Veiga FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Branco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 96 minutes, Hermenegildo Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Valondrina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hermenegildo Garcia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hermenegildo Garcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Afonso Santarém having to make a save. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see SC Valondrina lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.