League Play-Off

Graca
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Afonso Castro kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Castro in the 6th minute of play forced Graca FC's goalkeeper Emanuel Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonçalo Resende who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Adolfo Sá when he managed to save the team from getting behind. António Vieira hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Gonçalo Resende came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Adolfo Sá could save by the left post. José Guerreiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When José Guerreiro came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the SC Campanario 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 Guerreiro couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nuno Valente during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 31st match minute, Graca FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Valente to maneuver through the defense. Graca FC's Nuno Valente got his second yellow card of the match in the 40th minute. The referee ordered Nuno Valente off the ground. In the 41st minute, Nuno Valente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gonçalo Resende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gonçalo Resende made a kick off. SC Campanario's Adolfo Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Resende in the 53rd minute of play. Gonçalo Resende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adolfo Sá having to interfere. Adolfo Sá showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonçalo Resende, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Emanuel Andrade came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Campanario's José Guerreiro. But to his dismay, José Guerreiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gonçalo Resende in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adolfo Sá saved SC Campanario from getting behind. In the 77th minute, Afonso Castro 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 Guerreiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Emanuel Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Guerreiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Emanuel Andrade made a huge save. When Afonso Castro came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the SC Campanario 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 Afonso Castro couldn't finish the play. SC Campanario's Adolfo Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Resende in the 83rd minute of play. Graca FC's Emanuel Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Graca FC from getting a goal against them. After 86 minutes, Bento Nascimento mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Graca FC and the SC Campanario players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Graca FC's Bento Nascimento got a free kick in the 86th minute. After having played for 88 minutes, Jorge Branco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Campanario's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Branco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Graca FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SC Campanario's performance. The match ended with a win for SC Campanario.