League Play-Off

Estadio Meixomil
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Armindo Pires notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SC Meixomil's Cristóvão Silva. Cristóvão Silva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cristóvão Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armindo Pires in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Domingos Araújo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carvalheiro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Gustavo Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alberto Araújo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Basílio Barbosa's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Basílio Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Alberto Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Basílio Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Alberto Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustavo Gomes got free with Alberto Araújo in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristóvão Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armindo Pires, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustavo Gomes got free with Alberto Araújo in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lucas Faria took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cristóvão Silva. SC Meixomil's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Delfim Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Cristóvão Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The SC Meixomil players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Carvalheiro FC were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Basílio Barbosa to make the kick off. If Delfim Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Basílio Barbosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alberto Araújo was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. After having played for 60 minutes, Delfim Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Carvalheiro FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Delfim Macedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristóvão Silva was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Armindo Pires showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 68 minute of play. Gustavo Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Alberto Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delfim Macedo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 75th playminute. SC Meixomil's Gustavo Gomes got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joaquim Leite charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquim Leite the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Carvalheiro FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Joaquim Leite hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armindo Pires in the 83rd minute of play forced SC Meixomil's goalkeeper Cristóvão Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Delfim Macedo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 87th minute Armindo Pires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristóvão Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oliveira Baptista charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oliveira Baptista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Gomes in the 92nd minute of play forced Carvalheiro FC's goalkeeper Alberto Araújo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Delfim Macedo struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Cristóvão Silva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Carvalheiro FC. Cristóvão Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armindo Pires in the 96th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Carvalheiro FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.