League Play-Off

Estadio Landiosa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jaime Antunes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Moreira in the 6th minute of play forced SC Landiosa's goalkeeper Afonso Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Carlos Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Brejoal FC's Manuel Neves got a free kick in the 17th minute. If André Gueifão 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 21 played minutes José Matias rounded Brejoal FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Nuno Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 26 played minutes SC Landiosa got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Miranda. Jaime Antunes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 30th minute, Nuno Moreira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brejoal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 32nd minute, António Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If André Gueifão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Matias in the 38th minute of play forced Brejoal FC's goalkeeper Tiago Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Brejoal FC's zone, André Gueifão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tiago Machado came out of the goal and André Gueifão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and José Matias made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in SC Landiosa's zone, Nuno Moreira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afonso Cunha came out of the goal and Nuno Moreira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Afonso Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Antunes in the 55th minute of play. If Jaime Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When José Matias came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the SC Landiosa 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 José Matias couldn't finish the play. SC Landiosa's Afonso Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Antunes in the 62nd minute of play. A collision led to SC Landiosa getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Tiago Andrade hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Antunes in the 70th minute of play forced SC Landiosa's goalkeeper Afonso Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Cunha having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Nuno Moreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afonso Cunha was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. André Gueifão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Tiago Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiago Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Matias in the 81st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Brejoal FC's Manuel Neves got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Jaime Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Gueifão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Machado having to interfere. Diamantino Guerreiro hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The audience held their breath when António Pereira in the 94th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Afonso Cunha's left hand side. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.