League Play-Off

Milreu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xavier Sá got the match started through his kick off. SC Velosa's Pedro Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Sá in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute, Sebastião Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, SC Velosa's goalkeeper Pedro Pinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Matos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Sá in the 15th minute of play forced SC Velosa's goalkeeper Pedro Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, SC Velosa's José Aleixo got a free kick in the 15th minute. Jaime Paiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duarte Magalhães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Sá in the 19th minute of the match. SC Velosa's Gabriel Santarém couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 24th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Milreu FC. Lourenço Castro hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Milreu FC's Filipe Santos got a free kick in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Milreu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Duarte Magalhães came free, but Jaime Paiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Velosa's Pedro Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Sá in the 33rd minute of play. David Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Pinho having to interfere. Fernando Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Paiva having to interfere. Jaime Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duarte Magalhães, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. When SC Velosa's Fernando Costa in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Milreu FC's goalie prevented a goal. SC Velosa's Pedro Pinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save SC Velosa from getting a goal against them.

After a defensive mix-up in SC Velosa's zone, Xavier Sá stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Pinho came out of the goal and Xavier Sá tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Milreu FC's Jaime Paiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Magalhães in the 60th minute of play. When Fernando Costa came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the SC Velosa fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fernando Costa couldn't finish the play. If David Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lourenço Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lourenço Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. SC Velosa's Fernando Costa came free and shot a quick shot against goal 84 minutes in the game, fortunately Jaime Paiva had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Duarte Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastião Freitas hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.