League Play-Off

Estadio Gaifar
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomás Mendes kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Gaifar getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Alexandre Brás hit a great ball. In the 7th match minute, SC Cavaleira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Setúbal to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to SC Cavaleira getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Miguel Guerreiro hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, Gaifar's Tomás Mendes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mariano Dias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Artur Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Dias having to interfere. João Gomes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Artur Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gaifar's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Gaspar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mariano Dias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to SC Cavaleira getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Fernando Porto hit a great ball. 36 minutes in the game, Artur Gaspar fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Mariano Dias having to interfere. Tomás Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Mariano Dias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and João Gomes made a kick off. After having played for 56 minutes, Artur Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gaifar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Gaspar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 57 minutes, Artur Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gaifar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Gaspar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Mendes in the 69th minute of play forced SC Cavaleira's goalkeeper Mariano Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Dias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artur Gaspar's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. After 72 played minutes Gaifar got a freekick which was hit by Domingos Amaro. SC Cavaleira's Mariano Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás Mendes in the 77th minute of play. Mariano Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Gaspar in the 80th minute of the match. SC Cavaleira's Mariano Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Gaspar in the 85th minute of play. If João Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute João Gomes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Resende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Cavaleira's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.