League Play-Off

Silvaescura
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastião Pires started the match with the kick off. Bernardo Faro hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Oliveira Viegas hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Sebastião Pires struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. José Pires didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Silvaescura FC. A collision led to SC Ermidas getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Raul Neves hit a great ball. When Luís Leal came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Silvaescura FC 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 Luís Leal couldn't finish the play. José Pires made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Leal in the 27th minute. Sebastião Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to SC Ermidas getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Oliveira Viegas hit a great ball. Luís Leal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Pires having to interfere. If Henrique Setúbal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Silvaescura FC's goalkeeper Jorge Teixeira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 47 minutes, Bernardo Faro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Silvaescura FC and the SC Ermidas players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Henrique Setúbal managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Ermidas's supporters rose to their feet, but Henrique Setúbal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Teixeira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Carlos Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Henrique Setúbal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 59 minutes into the match, SC Ermidas's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Leal came free, but José Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sebastião Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Silvaescura FC's zone, Henrique Setúbal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Teixeira came out of the goal and Henrique Setúbal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 65 minutes into the game, one of Silvaescura FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 68th minute there was a penalty for SC Ermidas. Paulo Garcia stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jorge Teixeira. 0-1. Albertino Araújo kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Sebastião Pires 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. José Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastião Pires in the 80th minute of play. When Luís Leal came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Silvaescura FC 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 Luís Leal couldn't finish the play. Carlos Almeida charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Almeida the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SC Ermidas getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Carlos Almeida hit a great ball. Silvaescura FC's attack was well implemented in the 97th minute, but when Luís Leal was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. When Sebastião Pires came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Silvaescura FC 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 Sebastião Pires couldn't finish the play. SC Ermidas's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.