League Play-Off

Estadio Escarei
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Escarei's Miguel Matias started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Paulo Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Miguel Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 6 played minutes SC Escarei got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Matias. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Paulo Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Escarei's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Azevedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miguel Pinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Miguel Matias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miguel Pinho was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Paulo Azevedo in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Miguel Pinho, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, SC Donairia's Miguel Pinho got control of the ball when Paulo Azevedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Paulo Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viriato Tavares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Pinho having to interfere. If Amílcar Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute Cristiano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Escarei's Gonçalo Moura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Ribeiro in the 46th minute of play. After 47 played minutes SC Escarei got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Moutinho. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristiano Ribeiro to make the kick off. Gonçalo Moura made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Amílcar Torres sent off a good shot on target. Gaspar Vieira hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Gonçalo Moura made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Amílcar Torres sent off a good shot on target. Gonçalo Moura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amílcar Torres in the 81st minute. Paulo Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Azevedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the SC Donairia defense, Miguel Matias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Miguel Pinho. The SC Donairia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Miguel Pinho should have stopped the shot. Amílcar Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Escarei's Gonçalo Moura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Ribeiro in the 96th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.