League Play-Off

Gralheira
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulo Azevedo got the match started through his kick off. If Paulo Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Azevedo in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alberto Ferreira saved SC Gralheira from getting behind. Alberto Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, one of Silveiras:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Silveiras. Alberto Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Tiago Resende might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo Leite. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tiago Resende ran back to his position shaking his head. Silveiras's Paulo Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Resende in the 21st minute of play. Tiago Resende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Leite having to interfere. Manuel Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Ferreira having to interfere. In the 30th minute, Pedro Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 31 played minutes, Silveiras's Eusébio Nunes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alberto Ferreira came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Silveiras reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Manuel Pinto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Silveiras's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Pinto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberto Ferreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manuel Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Ferreira having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, SC Gralheira's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Azevedo came free, but Alberto Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 played minutes Silveiras got a freekick which was hit by Eusébio Santarém. When André Amorim came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the SC Gralheira 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 Amorim couldn't finish the play. André Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Paulo Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiago Resende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Leite having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

André Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Paulo Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Paulo Azevedo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alberto Ferreira. The goal made the score 1-1. Paulo Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Resende in the 64th minute of play. After 65 played minutes Silveiras got a freekick which was hit by Eusébio Santarém. Silveiras's Paulo Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Amorim in the 66th minute of play. Paulo Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Amorim in the 68th minute of play. Paulo Leite stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tiago Resende's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 76th minute André Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, SC Gralheira's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Azevedo came free, but Alberto Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Almeida succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 82nd playminute. After a rather tough play, Silveiras's Manuel Pinto got a free kick in the 85th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Silveiras's zone, Pedro Mota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo Leite came out of the goal and Pedro Mota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 88 played minutes Silveiras got a freekick which was hit by Eusébio Santarém. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eusébio Santarém during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eusébio Santarém hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. André Amorim succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. Through an outstanding action, after 95 minutes, Alberto Ferreira successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.