League Play-Off

Estadio Safira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lucas Mota hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Tiago Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Diogo Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Esteves struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Diogo Almeida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Concavada FC. Heitor Esteves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Francisco Valente made a huge save. André Gonçalves kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Ricardo Leão made a great header on Concavada FC's corner, it was just that Safira FC's Diogo Almeida managed to reach the ball for a save. 20 minutes into the match, Concavada FC's Tiago Sousa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diogo Almeida narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Francisco Valente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cláudio Valente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, Heitor Esteves 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. Cláudio Valente might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Francisco Valente. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cláudio Valente ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 43rd match minute, Concavada FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipe Santarém to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Diogo Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Sousa in the 62nd minute of play. Francisco Valente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cláudio Valente in the 65th minute of the match. Heitor Esteves might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Francisco Valente. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Heitor Esteves ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Diogo Almeida successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Heitor Esteves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francisco Valente read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Concavada FC's Filipe Santarém suffered a concussion in the 77th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 77 minutes, Lucas Mota mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Safira FC and the Concavada FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 77th minute, Lucas Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Cláudio Valente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francisco Valente was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. When Ricardo Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Concavada FC 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 Ricardo Esteves couldn't finish the play. When Afonso Assis fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Concavada FC's protests and gave Afonso Assis a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Safira FC booed when Concavada FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Assis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Concavada FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Safira FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.