League Play-Off

Estadio Telhaes
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oliveira Coelho started the match with the kick off. A hard shot by Luís Vieira from long distance, 6 minutes into the match, got Joel Bessa's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience was convinced that Oliveira Coelho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Bessa was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Manuel Araújo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 13 minutes, Raul Maia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azambuja FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raul Maia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joaquim Gaspar hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After having played for 21 minutes, Jorge Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azambuja FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Amorim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jorge Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Fernando Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Carneiro's late challenge caught a Azambuja FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Carneiro helped the player get up and apologised. After 23 played minutes SC Telhaes got a freekick which was hit by José Carneiro. Manuel Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Amorim in the 32nd minute of play forced SC Telhaes's goalkeeper Fernando Delgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernando Delgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raul Maia's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Jorge Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, SC Telhaes's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Amorim came free, but Fernando Delgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, SC Telhaes's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Maia came free, but Fernando Delgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Telhaes's Fernando Delgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Maia in the 46th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Raul Maia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernando Delgado was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raul Maia to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Azambuja FC's Eusébio Morais got a free kick in the 54th minute. Joaquim Gaspar kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 68th match minute, SC Telhaes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquim Lopes to maneuver through the defense. Fernando Delgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Vale in the 70th minute of play. If Manuel Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Oliveira Coelho managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Telhaes's supporters rose to their feet, but Oliveira Coelho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Bessa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Oliveira Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Raul Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Amorim got free with Fernando Delgado in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, SC Telhaes's Lúcio Alves got a free kick in the 88th minute. SC Telhaes's Fernando Delgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Maia in the 92nd minute of play. Raul Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Fernando Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raul Maia struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Fernando Delgado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Azambuja FC. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Azambuja FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.