League Play-Off

Estadio Acafora
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 5 minutes of play, SC Acafora's Rui Ferreira made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernando Sousa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sarabagos's Fernando Sousa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Sarabagos from getting a goal against them. Sérgio Gomes hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Miguel Trindade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Bernardo Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rui Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute Rui Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Trindade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Bernardo Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Emílio Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the SC Acafora 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 Emílio Nunes couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute, Miguel Trindade made a precise shot to the right of Bernardo Vale. SC Acafora's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Rui Ferreira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Miguel Trindade stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fernando Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Ferreira in the 57th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Nuno Borba had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bernardo Vale. SC Acafora's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nuno Borba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. When Hélder Domingues fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sarabagos's protests and gave Hélder Domingues a yellow card for diving instead. Emílio Nunes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernando Sousa having to make a save. 74 minutes into the match, Sarabagos's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Ferreira came free, but Fernando Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Emílio Nunes managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Acafora's supporters rose to their feet, but Emílio Nunes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Sousa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Sarabagos's Miguel Trindade in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Acafora's goalie prevented a goal. Rui Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Fernando Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 87 minutes into the game, Sérgio Gomes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sarabagos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Acafora the free kick. In the 88th minute, Sérgio Gomes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emílio Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Fernando Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rui Ferreira took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernando Sousa. Fernando Sousa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Chants of Sarabagos echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as SC Acafora had held the ball for most of the match.