League Play-Off

Valpaco
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Cristiano Tavares made the kick off and thus started the match. Adolfo Mendes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emanuel Figueiredo charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Figueiredo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Emanuel Figueiredo kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Augusto Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Daniel Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Carneiro having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Tavares in the 27th minute of play forced SC Valpaco's goalkeeper Augusto Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Valpaco's Augusto Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Tavares in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Chicharo's Carlos Lima got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute, António Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Valpaco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 35 minutes into the match, SC Valpaco's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Tavares came free, but Augusto Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. António Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tiago Valente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gustavo Torres came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Valpaco's Adolfo Mendes. But to his dismay, Adolfo Mendes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when António Garcia made the kick off in the second half. When Chicharo's Cristiano Tavares in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Valpaco's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in SC Valpaco's zone, Cristiano Tavares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Augusto Carneiro came out of the goal and Cristiano Tavares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SC Valpaco's Augusto Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Tavares in the 62nd minute of play. SC Valpaco's Augusto Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Tavares in the 76th minute of play. A hard shot 80 in the game by Daniel Teixeira from a close distance when the talented Augusto Carneiro managed to make a qualified save. SC Valpaco's players were relieved. In the 83rd minute, Bernardo Rocha 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. If Cristiano Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Chicharo getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Daniel Teixeira hit a great ball. Daniel Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Augusto Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 94 minutes into the game, Joel Gueifão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chicharo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Valpaco the free kick. In the 94th match minute, Chicharo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Gueifão to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Garcia in the 96th minute of play forced Chicharo's goalkeeper Gustavo Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chicharo's Emanuel Figueiredo got his second yellow card of the match in the 97th minute. The referee ordered Emanuel Figueiredo off the ground. After a rather tough play, Chicharo's Emanuel Figueiredo got a free kick in the 97th minute. António Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Valpaco were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Chicharo for a fine match.