League Play-Off

Estadio Zibreira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mário Cruz made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Esteves during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 7 played minutes SC Zibreira got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Esteves. Mário Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Mário Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Fonseca was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Fernando Cruz hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Bento Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Arentim's Bernardo Fonseca got control of the ball when Fernando Magalhães tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mário Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Bernardo Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fábio Setúbal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Oliveira Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Miranda's late challenge caught a SC Zibreira's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Miranda helped the player get up and apologised. 39 minutes into the match, SC Zibreira's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Setúbal came free, but Oliveira Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arentim's António Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fábio Setúbal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Mário Cruz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Zibreira fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Bernardo Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Magalhães, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. When SC Zibreira's Fernando Magalhães in 64 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Bernardo Fonseca guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Oliveira Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Setúbal in the 66th minute of play. In the 76thth minute of the game Fábio Setúbal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Zibreira's Oliveira Barbosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. António Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Oliveira Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Fábio Setúbal in the 84th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 89th minute Mário Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Fonseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Mário Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Fonseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Zibreira's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.