League Play-Off

Estadio Dornas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nuno Fontes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Filipe Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Fontes in the 6th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Catarino Brás's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but António Matos was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. António Matos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonçalo Tavares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Gonçalo Tavares managed to get in a good position for a shot. Correlha's supporters rose to their feet, but Gonçalo Tavares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. António Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 25th minute Gonçalo Tavares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Matos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filipe Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Fontes in the 27th minute of the match. With a little luck, Correlha's Filipe Soares got control of the ball when Simão Fernandes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 31st match minute, Dornas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armindo Coelho to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 33 minutes, Catarino Brás managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Correlha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Catarino Brás was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Filipe Soares managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Dornas's Simão Fernandes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 40 played minutes Dornas got a freekick which was hit by Fábio Oliveira. Catarino Brás received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. António Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Filipe Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nuno Fontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Catarino Brás made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Dornas's Fábio Oliveira got a free kick in the 54th minute. Dornas's António Matos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Dornas from getting a goal against them. António Matos made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Gonçalo Tavares sent off a good shot on target. 66 minutes into the match, Dornas's goalkeeper António Matos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonçalo Tavares. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armindo Coelho during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Correlha booed when Dornas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armindo Coelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 72nd minute by Gonçalo Tavares got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Dornas's António Matos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Catarino Brás in the 75th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Nuno Fontes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dornas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristiano Sá during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 91 played minutes Correlha got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Sá. After recieving a nice pass, Dornas's Joaquim Brito tried to score from far away in the 91st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 94 minutes into the game, Simão Fernandes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Filipe Soares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Miguel Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Correlha players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Dornas.