League Play-Off

Estadio Mouriz
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Álvaro Leão got the match started through his kick off. Catarino Aleixo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Resende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diamantino Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Leão in the 5th minute of play. Diamantino Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Leão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 minutes, Vítor Campos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Cerdeiral and the Mouriz FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 14 played minutes SC Cerdeiral got a freekick which was hit by Vítor Campos. In the 15th minute of the match Raul Amaro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diamantino Marques showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Cerdeiral's goalkeeper Diamantino Marques, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. António Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Leão in the 27th minute of play forced SC Cerdeiral's goalkeeper Diamantino Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 minutes, Raul Amaro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mouriz FC and the SC Cerdeiral players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th minute, one of Mouriz FC: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 Mouriz FC. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for SC Cerdeiral. Lucas Henriques stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Catarino Aleixo. 1-1. 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 wind increased when Vítor Resende made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mouriz FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lucas Henriques was slow to take the kick. During this time SC Cerdeiral's players had a chance to rest. SC Cerdeiral's Diamantino Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Álvaro Leão in the 56th minute of play. SC Cerdeiral's Vítor Resende got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Catarino Aleixo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Resende, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. With an all-out effort, SC Cerdeiral's Catarino Aleixo threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vítor Resende, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Vítor Resende succeeded in the game's 62nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. If Vítor Resende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Mouriz FC's Catarino Aleixo got control of the ball when António Moreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 67th match minute, Mouriz FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Faria to maneuver through the defense. Bento Borba charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bento Borba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Mouriz FC booed when SC Cerdeiral was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bento Borba didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Mouriz FC's Basílio Antunes in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Cerdeiral's goalie prevented a goal. Diamantino Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basílio Antunes in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Cerdeiral's goalkeeper Diamantino Marques, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vítor Resende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eusébio Amorim hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Resende in the 96th minute of play forced Mouriz FC's goalkeeper Catarino Aleixo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.