League Play-Off

Estadio Urgeira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sebastião Carvalho took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Adolfo Maia lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Vasco Araújo. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Lousas's goalkeeper Vasco Araújo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Sebastião Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xavier Valente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adolfo Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 18 minutes, Adolfo Maia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Urgeira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adolfo Maia 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 20th minute, Sebastião Carvalho 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. Adolfo Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Neto charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Neto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luís Neto kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. A collision led to SC Lousas getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Américo Monteiro hit a great ball. If Sebastião Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 43 minutes, Sebastião Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Urgeira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastião Carvalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bruno Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Valente in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Xavier Valente stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Adolfo Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasco Araújo having to interfere. If Sebastião Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, SC Lousas's Miguel Castro got a free kick in the 60th minute. Sebastião Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasco Araújo having to interfere. In the 65th minute of the match Vítor Magalhães sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vasco Araújo skillfully saved the ball. Vasco Araújo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastião Carvalho in the 67th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel Moutinho during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Adolfo Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Moniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasco Araújo having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, SC Lousas's Xavier Valente sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bruno Costa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 83 played minutes SC Lousas got a freekick which was hit by Luís Neto. After a defensive mix-up in SC Lousas's zone, Adolfo Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vasco Araújo came out of the goal and Adolfo Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bruno Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Valente in the 92nd minute of play. A collision led to Urgeira getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. André Gaspar hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the Urgeira players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.