League Play-Off

Negrais
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sérgio Gueifão got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Negrais FC's goal looked a bit too open when André Nascimento came free, but Delfim Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. André Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Delfim Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sérgio Gueifão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Lourenço Amaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Delfim Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Gueifão, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Daniel Dias succeeded in the game's 13th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. André Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delfim Cruz having to interfere. In the 24th minute of the match Vítor Gaspar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Delfim Cruz skillfully saved the ball. Delfim Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Nascimento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 29 minutes, Daniel Dias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Negrais FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Dias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Delfim Cruz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Vale went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. André Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delfim Cruz having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Pincho's Vítor Gaspar got a free kick in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Viriato Pinho to strike the kick off in the second half. Carlos Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delfim Cruz having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, Negrais FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sérgio Gueifão came free, but Delfim Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute, André Nascimento 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. After a rather tough play, Pincho's Jaime Leão got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 68th minute, André Nascimento 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. 75 minutes into the match, Viriato Pinho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Júlio Guarda. Pincho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Viriato Pinho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nuno Vieira during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Negrais FC's Delfim Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Gueifão in the 82nd minute of play. Sérgio Gueifão had several of the Negrais FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 84 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-2 score and a disappointed Delfim Cruz as he didn't even see the shot coming. Júlio Guarda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Pinho in the 90th minute of play. Sérgio Gueifão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Delfim Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When André Nascimento came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Pincho 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 André Nascimento couldn't finish the play. Pincho were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.