League Play-Off

Guirela
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Afonso Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the match, SC Guirela's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Reis came free, but Ricardo Neto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Cancinhola's zone, Joaquim Valente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basílio Nunes came out of the goal and Joaquim Valente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Armindo Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute, Armindo Pinho fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Basílio Nunes, passed just outside the right post. After 25 minutes, Joaquim Valente made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Cancinhola's Basílio Nunes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Armindo Pinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Basílio Nunes was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Cancinhola's Basílio Nunes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Cancinhola from getting a goal against them. A collision led to SC Guirela getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Rui Sá hit a great ball. Armando Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Basílio Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armindo Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Guirela's goalkeeper Ricardo Neto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute Afonso Reis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Basílio Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armindo Pinho in the 66th minute of the match. Armindo Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cancinhola! In the 78th minute, Armindo Pinho 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. Armindo Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Cancinhola booed when SC Guirela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cancinhola 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 Guirela.