League Play-Off

Estadio Santa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Luís Vieira made the kick off and thus started the match. Rui Jesus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rui Simões in the 3rd minute. If Miguel Gueifão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Álvaro Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Álvaro Cunha might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Alves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Álvaro Cunha ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Teixogueiras's Alfredo Henriques got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Luís Vieira hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Rui Simões succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 28th playminute. Álvaro Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Alves having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Cunha in the 35th minute of play forced SC Santa's goalkeeper André Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 played minutes SC Santa got a freekick which was hit by Joaquim Resende. Miguel Gueifão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Gueifão in the 45th minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Joaquim Resende hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47thth minute of the game Álvaro Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Santa's André Alves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The wind increased when Álvaro Cunha made the kick off in the second half. Miguel Gueifão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Alves having to interfere. Luís Vieira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luís Vieira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Jesus having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, André Ferro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rui Jesus. Teixogueiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that André Ferro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. SC Santa's André Alves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save SC Santa from getting a goal against them. 79 minutes into the match, SC Santa's goal looked a bit too open when Álvaro Cunha came free, but André Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rui Jesus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Vieira in the 81st minute of the match. After 85 minutes, João Morais mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Teixogueiras and the SC Santa players grew even worse after the yellow card. João Morais hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Teixogueiras! In the 90th minute there was a penalty for SC Santa. Sebastião Anjos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rui Jesus. 3-0. In the 98th minute the ball was on its way in behind Teixogueiras's goalkeeper Rui Jesus, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SC Santa's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.