League Play-Off

Estadio Penedono
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cândido Paredes started the match with the kick off. José Assis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Trindade, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. If Alexandre Trindade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the match, SC Penedono's goal looked a bit too open when David Lima came free, but José Assis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandre Trindade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Paulo Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Penedono's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Carvalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vítor Simões breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 32 minutes into the match, Paulo Carvalho notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Vau's Vítor Simões. Vítor Simões was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 1-1 became the score in the 35th minute when Alexandre Trindade elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 39 minutes of play, Vau's David Lima made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Assis was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of SC Penedono booed when Vau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Jesus didn't get a good kick on the ball. The SC Penedono players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Vau were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Lima to make the kick off. With a little luck, SC Penedono's José Assis got control of the ball when Alexandre Trindade tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 59th minute, Alexandre Trindade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Penedono's José Assis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save SC Penedono from getting a goal against them. Paulo Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Vítor Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Vau's goal looked a bit too open when Cândido Paredes came free, but Vítor Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Alexandre Trindade came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Vau 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 Alexandre Trindade couldn't finish the play. When Vau's David Lima in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Penedono's goalie prevented a goal. After 79 played minutes SC Penedono got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Gonçalves. Cândido Paredes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Vítor Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SC Penedono's zone, Alexandre Trindade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Assis came out of the goal and Alexandre Trindade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. David Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. José Assis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. José Assis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Vau supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Vau would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.