League Play-Off

Estadio Varejeira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pedro Pedroso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Matos having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Inácio Cabral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Matos was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Pedro Pedroso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mário Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Pires stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Domingues's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. In the 17th match minute, SC Chanceleiros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Faria to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diamantino Nunes during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SC Chanceleiros getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Diamantino Nunes hit a great ball. Pedro Pedroso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, SC Chanceleiros's goalkeeper Rui Matos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Pedroso. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inácio Cabral in the 28th minute of play forced SC Chanceleiros's goalkeeper Rui Matos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cláudio Guarda kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After having played for 37 minutes, Pedro Pedroso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Varejeira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Pedroso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, SC Chanceleiros's Rui Matos got control of the ball when Pedro Pedroso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Pedroso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Matos having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Inácio Cabral to make the kick off. Rui Matos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Cabral in the 51st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Chanceleiros's zone, Inácio Cabral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rui Matos came out of the goal and Inácio Cabral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Pedroso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Matos having to interfere. Pedro Pedroso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Chanceleiros's Rui Matos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Cabral in the 59th minute of play. If Pedro Pedroso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mário Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute, Luís Domingues left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Chanceleiros fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Rui Matos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inácio Cabral in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Diamantino Nunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Moniz during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SC Chanceleiros getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. José Moniz hit a great ball. Varejeira's Inácio Cabral got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 91 minutes, Pedro Pedroso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Varejeira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Pedroso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. SC Chanceleiros had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.