League Play-Off

Estadio Porca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joaquim Santarém kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, SC Massorvia's Armando Ribeiro got a free kick in the 7th minute. After some careless play in the SC Massorvia defense, Gustavo Bessa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adelino Delgado. The SC Massorvia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adelino Delgado should have stopped the shot. Jacinto Faria hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. If Alfredo Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18thth minute of the game Alfredo Mendes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Porca FC's Simão Antunes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 20 minutes into the game, SC Massorvia's Armando Ribeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Simão Antunes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Basílio Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Gustavo Bessa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adelino Delgado having to interfere. Gustavo Bessa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simão Antunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Ribeiro in the 40th minute of play. Armando Ribeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Mendes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simão Antunes was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. If Gustavo Bessa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gustavo Bessa in the 48thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Adelino Delgado, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Adelino Delgado came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Porca FC's Joaquim Santarém. But to his dismay, Joaquim Santarém quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 55th minute Hugo Setúbal suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. A collision led to Porca FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Tomás Moniz hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Porca FC's Eduardo Gomes got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 65th minute, Alfredo Viana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cláudio Santarém, 66 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 70th minute Gustavo Bessa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adelino Delgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Simão Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adelino Delgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Bessa in the 81st minute of play. The attack was good, but when Joaquim Santarém in the 83rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Massorvia's Catarino Nunes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Simão Antunes. That made the score 2-2 after 86 minutes of play. If Armando Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 92 minutes, Cristiano Freitas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Porca FC and the SC Massorvia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, Porca FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Freitas to maneuver through the defense. Armando Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.