League Play-Off

Estadio Malhou
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. David Moura started the match with the kick off. Alexandre Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Moura in the 3rd minute of play. Malhou's Alexandre Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás Nunes in the 5th minute of play. David Moura's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexandre Almeida read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Daniel Pires hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Joaquim Coelho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filipe Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Vicente Marques hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 17 minutes in the game, Filipe Amaral fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Joaquim Coelho having to interfere. In the 19th match minute, Malhou was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Fontes to maneuver through the defense. David Moura struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Alexandre Almeida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Tartomil. After 22 minutes, Óscar Trindade mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Malhou and the SC Tartomil players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 23 played minutes Malhou got a freekick which was hit by Óscar Trindade. In the 26th match minute, Malhou was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Pires to maneuver through the defense. When Lúcio Rodrigues came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Malhou 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 Lúcio Rodrigues couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Filipe Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Coelho was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. With a little luck, SC Tartomil's Joaquim Coelho got control of the ball when Lúcio Rodrigues tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 36thth minute of the game David Moura who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Malhou's Alexandre Almeida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. David Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Almeida having to interfere. Lúcio Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

SC Tartomil's Joaquim Coelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lúcio Rodrigues in the 53rd minute of play. Lúcio Rodrigues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Coelho having to interfere. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Tartomil's goalkeeper Joaquim Coelho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SC Tartomil's Joaquim Coelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filipe Amaral in the 60th minute of play. Tomás Nunes might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexandre Almeida. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomás Nunes ran back to his position shaking his head. Malhou's Filipe Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to SC Tartomil getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Francisco Monteiro hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, Filipe Amaral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joaquim Coelho. SC Tartomil's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filipe Amaral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Tomás Nunes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexandre Almeida read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Lúcio Rodrigues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Coelho having to interfere. Lúcio Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to SC Tartomil getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Amadeu Veiga hit a great ball. Filipe Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Coelho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lúcio Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Filipe Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Daniel Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.