League Play-Off

Estadio Vaiamonte
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexandre Ferreira got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of SC Formigueiro booed when Vaiamonte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Humberto Luz, 5 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience was convinced that Bento Branco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adolfo Moniz was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. In the 10th minute of the match, Armando Maia got a very nice opportunity to score, but Óscar Faria was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Catarino Pinto during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Vaiamonte's Catarino Pinto got a free kick in the 12th minute. Adolfo Moniz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delfim Araújo in the 15th minute of play. If Alexandre Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Vaiamonte's zone, Delfim Araújo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adolfo Moniz came out of the goal and Delfim Araújo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Bento Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Heitor Gomes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Pinho was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 25th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Adolfo Moniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfim Araújo in the 28th minute of the match. Eusébio Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Vaiamonte's Carlos Pinho broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eusébio Santos during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Formigueiro's Eusébio Santos got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute, Eusébio Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armando Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Oliveira charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Oliveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. David Oliveira hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. With a little luck, SC Formigueiro's Óscar Faria got control of the ball when David Oliveira tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to SC Formigueiro getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Bento Branco hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bento Branco was the one to do the kick off. Delfim Araújo in the 56thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Adolfo Moniz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Bento Branco kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adolfo Moniz. That made the score 0-1 in the 60 minute of play. Armando Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Faria having to interfere. Delfim Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Vaiamonte getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. David Oliveira hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the game, Alexandre Ferreira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vaiamonte's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Formigueiro the free kick. Alexandre Ferreira hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. SC Formigueiro's Humberto Luz shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 77th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Adolfo Moniz but with some difficulty. Delfim Araújo scored 0-2 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adolfo Moniz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Armando Maia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vaiamonte's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Maia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Óscar Faria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in SC Formigueiro's zone, Armando Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Óscar Faria came out of the goal and Armando Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Catarino Pinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Faria having to interfere. If Armando Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.