League Play-Off

Negreda
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Viana kicked off to start the match. Pedro Magalhães kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 11 played minutes Estrada got a freekick which was hit by Bento Gaspar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sérgio Dantas in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Sá saved SC Negreda from getting behind. Bento Gaspar hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. SC Negreda's Albertino Borba came free and shot a quick shot against goal 21 minutes in the game, fortunately Vasco Matos had problems saving as it came toward the left post. After a defensive mix-up in SC Negreda's zone, Sérgio Dantas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Sá came out of the goal and Sérgio Dantas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute, Sérgio Dantas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jorge Sá was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jorge Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mário Bessa in the 32nd minute of the match. José Viana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Vasco Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mário Bessa in the 38th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute Mário Bessa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Sá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 played minutes SC Negreda got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Branco. Lourenço Viegas missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 46 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Jorge Sá right hand side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Gonçalo Tavares hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 58th match minute, Estrada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bento Gaspar to maneuver through the defense. Mário Bessa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jorge Sá having to make a save. Mário Bessa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Jorge Sá when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, SC Negreda's Jorge Sá got control of the ball when Sérgio Dantas tried to sneak it across the goal line. José Viana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Sérgio Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When José Viana came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the SC Negreda 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 José Viana couldn't finish the play. Vasco Matos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albertino Borba in the 87th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Albertino Borba 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. Sérgio Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Sá having to interfere. A collision led to SC Negreda getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Vítor Monteiro hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Estrada walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.