League Play-Off

Senhorinha
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexandre Morais kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sever Chiliman in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fábio Campos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 8 minutes into the game, Bruno Bombardeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Fábio Campos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Simão Bessa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 20 minutes, Vicente Correia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Senhorinha FC and the Leões de Vila de Rei players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 23 minutes, Sever Chiliman made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Senhorinha FC's Fábio Campos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Leões de Vila de Rei's Tiago Damásio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Leões de Vila de Rei from getting a goal against them. After 32 played minutes Leões de Vila de Rei got a freekick which was hit by Diamantino Tomé. Alexandre Morais received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Tiago Damásio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Simão Bessa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tiago Damásio. The goal made the score 1-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sever Chiliman to strike the kick off in the second half. Alexandre Morais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Avelar kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. When Sever Chiliman came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Leões de Vila de Rei 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 Sever Chiliman couldn't finish the play. After 58 minutes of play, Leões de Vila de Rei's Sever Chiliman made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fábio Campos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 65th play minute Sever Chiliman came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Fábio Campos. 1-6. 71 minutes into the game, Bruno Bombardeiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leões de Vila de Rei's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Senhorinha FC the free kick. In the 71st match minute, Leões de Vila de Rei was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Bombardeiro to maneuver through the defense. Alexandre Morais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tiago Damásio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simão Bessa in the 76th minute of play. After 86 minutes of play Senhorinha FC's Vicente Correia was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 87th minute, Vicente Correia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fábio Campos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Cunha in the 88th minute of play. The Leões de Vila de Rei fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Leões de Vila de Rei's Sever Chiliman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leões de Vila de Rei played a much better game than Senhorinha FC and deserved their victory. The Senhorinha FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.