League Play-Off

Estadio Arcas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Filipe Oliveira took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Simão Leal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Queirela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Arcas the free kick. A collision led to SC Queirela getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Simão Leal hit a great ball. Filipe Oliveira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexandre Fernandes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. In the 10th minute of the game, Fernando Fontes landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Pedro Freitas fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Arcas's protests and gave Pedro Freitas a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to SC Arcas getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Pedro Freitas hit a great ball. Lucas Gaspar made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Paiva in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute, Filipe Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in SC Queirela's zone, André Paiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucas Gaspar came out of the goal and André Paiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lucas Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Nascimento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandre Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Óscar Leiria in the 22nd minute of the match. Alexandre Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Gaspar having to interfere. Óscar Leiria struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Alexandre Fernandes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Queirela. 28 minutes into the game, José Brás was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Arcas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Queirela the free kick. A collision led to SC Arcas getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. José Brás hit a great ball. After 30 played minutes SC Arcas got a freekick which was hit by Basílio Vale. After a defensive mix-up in SC Arcas's zone, Óscar Leiria stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexandre Fernandes came out of the goal and Óscar Leiria tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SC Arcas's Alexandre Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by António Gomes in the 33rd minute of play. Alexandre Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucas Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute, Alexandre Nascimento fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After 40 minutes, Filipe Oliveira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Queirela and the SC Arcas players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SC Queirela getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Filipe Oliveira hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, André Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Arcas's supporters rose to their feet, but André Paiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucas Gaspar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

In the 53rd match minute, SC Arcas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Brás to maneuver through the defense. When Óscar Leiria came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the SC Queirela 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 Óscar Leiria couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, André Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Arcas's supporters rose to their feet, but André Paiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucas Gaspar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Óscar Leiria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the game, Alexandre Nascimento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Lucas Gaspar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Paiva in the 72nd minute of play forced SC Queirela's goalkeeper Lucas Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Óscar Leiria managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Queirela's supporters rose to their feet, but Óscar Leiria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandre Fernandes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Óscar Leiria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Óscar Leiria struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Alexandre Fernandes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Queirela. André Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Óscar Leiria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Fernandes having to interfere. Lucas Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Nascimento in the 95th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the SC Queirela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SC Arcas.