League Play-Off

Estadio Belver
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rui Neto kicked off to start the match. When Vítor Resende came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the SC Apostolos 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 Vítor Resende couldn't finish the play. When Duarte Melo fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Apostolos's protests and gave Duarte Melo a yellow card for diving instead. Duarte Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute António Ferro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If António Ferro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. António Ferro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. André Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 20 minutes, Paulo Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Belver's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Azevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 28 minutes into the match, SC Apostolos's goal looked a bit too open when António Ferro came free, but André Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. André Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from António Ferro in the 30th minute of the match. Paulo Azevedo struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. André Queirós didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Belver. António Ferro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Viriato Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell António Ferro to make the kick off. In the 55thth minute of the game António Ferro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Apostolos's André Queirós was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 56 minutes into the match, António Ferro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of André Queirós. SC Apostolos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that António Ferro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Emanuel Porto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vítor Resende went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. André Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Azevedo in the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to SC Apostolos getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Rui Luz hit a great ball. André Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Paulo Azevedo 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. António Ferro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Queirós having to interfere. 78 minutes into the game, Paulo Ramos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Apostolos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Belver the free kick. Paulo Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Nuno Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Nuno Reis's late challenge caught a SC Belver's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nuno Reis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd match minute, SC Apostolos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Reis to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paulo Azevedo in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Queirós prevented the ball from getting in the gole. André Queirós didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when SC Belver's Paulo Azevedo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. SC Belver fully deserved thier win.