League Play-Off

Estadio Zebreiros
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Inácio Domingues made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Marco Gonçalves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Albertino Araújo was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 7th minute, Sérgio Carneiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Marco Gonçalves came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Zebreiros 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 Marco Gonçalves couldn't finish the play. Bento Trindade hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Marco Gonçalves was extremely unlucky when he, in the 18th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Marco Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zebreiros's supporters rose to their feet, but Marco Gonçalves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albertino Araújo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Zebreiros booed when Cos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raul Moreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute, Marco Gonçalves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Albertino Araújo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 27th minute Ricardo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertino Araújo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, one of Cos:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cos. When the match had been going on for 33 minutes, Zebreiros's Henrique Alves got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Albertino Araújo. Ricardo Martins could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Albertino Araújo made a huge save. In the 37th minute, Manuel Freitas had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Henrique Alves charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henrique Alves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Zebreiros's Henrique Alves got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Diogo Mendes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Álvaro Guerreiro skillfully saved the ball. Inácio Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Guerreiro having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Zebreiros's Ricardo Martins ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Albertino Araújo. Albertino Araújo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ricardo Martins was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Zebreiros were awarded a corner. Henrique Alves went to the cornerflag to take it. At last the ball reached Ricardo Martins at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Cos. 4-0. In the 59th minute of the match Marco Pinho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Albertino Araújo skillfully saved the ball. Marco Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marco Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Álvaro Guerreiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Domingues in the 67th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Inácio Domingues in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Álvaro Guerreiro saved Zebreiros from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Raul Moreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cos's supporters rose to their feet, but Raul Moreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Álvaro Guerreiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th match minute, Zebreiros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cláudio Nunes to maneuver through the defense. Cos's Albertino Araújo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Martins in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Ricardo Martins made a precise shot to the right of Albertino Araújo. Cos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Sérgio Carneiro kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After having played for 90 minutes, Ricardo Martins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zebreiros's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Martins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 92nd minute Ricardo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertino Araújo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cláudio Nunes scored 7-0 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Albertino Araújo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zebreiros's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.