League Play-Off

Estadio Cruz
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulo Pacheco got the match started through his kick off. After 6 played minutes SC Escalhao got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Paiva. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Miranda during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th minute of the match Amílcar Moreira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rafael Alves showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Pedro Jesus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Alves having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Jesus in the 24th minute of play forced SC Cruz's goalkeeper Rafael Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Álvaro Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. André Lopes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Valente in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute Eduardo Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Alves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduardo Antunes might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rafael Alves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eduardo Antunes ran back to his position shaking his head. 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.

In the 52nd minute, Pedro Jesus 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. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Eduardo Antunes took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Rafael Alves to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Paulo Pacheco put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of André Lopes. Eduardo Antunes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafael Alves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. André Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusébio Pires, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Rafael Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Antunes in the 71st minute of play. Jorge Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Paulo Pacheco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Pacheco in the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Pacheco in the 87th minute of play forced SC Escalhao's goalkeeper André Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Cruz's Eusébio Pires got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The SC Escalhao players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.