League Play-Off

Estadio Cerdeira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hélder Pinheiro made the kick off and thus started the match. Eusébio Ferreira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Armindo Henriques made a huge save. Hélder Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Hélder Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th match minute, SC Cerdeira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Tavares to maneuver through the defense. António Oliveira scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hélder Faria, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hélder Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélder Pinheiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Armindo Henriques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If António Oliveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Lourenço Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the game, Henrique Guarda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Cerdeira's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Javali FC the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Cerdeira fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 32nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Javali FC a penalty, 34 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alexandre Antunes, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SC Cerdeira's Hélder Faria. 0-2. António Oliveira struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Hélder Faria didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Javali FC. After having played for 41 minutes, Álvaro Alves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Cerdeira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Álvaro Alves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armindo Henriques didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 43rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Álvaro Alves to make the kick off. If Eusébio Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Álvaro Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 55 minutes into the match, Javali FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eusébio Ferreira came free, but Armindo Henriques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hélder Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélder Pinheiro in the 62nd minute of the match. Hélder Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélder Pinheiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Javali FC's Alexandre Antunes got a free kick in the 71st minute. 74 minutes into the match, Javali FC's António Oliveira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hélder Faria narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Álvaro Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Cerdeira's Álvaro Alves got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Armindo Henriques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Alves in the 85th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Hélder Pinheiro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 97 minutes into the match, SC Cerdeira's goalkeeper Hélder Faria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by António Oliveira. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Javali FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.