League Play-Off

Estadio Tabarca
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luís Neto took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Tabarca getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Basílio Bessa hit a great ball. When Muroes's Armindo Silva in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tabarca's goalie prevented a goal. In the 5th minute, Gonçalo Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Diogo Pedroso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Gonçalo Andrade fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tabarca's protests and gave Gonçalo Andrade a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Muroes booed when Tabarca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, Gonçalo Lima sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Tabarca's David Araújo didn't even have to move. After a rather tough play, Muroes's Armindo Silva got a free kick in the 18th minute. When Cristóvão Carneiro came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Tabarca 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 Cristóvão Carneiro couldn't finish the play. 22 minutes into the match, Muroes's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Neto came free, but Gabriel Resende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristóvão Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Gabriel Resende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Neto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriel Resende read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Armindo Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. David Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Vasco Coimbra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Araújo was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. David Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasco Coimbra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonçalo Lima's late challenge caught a Tabarca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gonçalo Lima helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd minute, one of Muroes: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 Muroes. In the 44th minute there was a penalty for Tabarca. Óscar Costa stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gabriel Resende. 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vasco Coimbra was the one to do the kick off. David Araújo made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Armindo Silva sent off a good shot on target. During the 55th minute of the match Gonçalo Andrade completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gonçalo Andrade a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 60th minute, Vasco Coimbra 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. The long shot by Gonçalo Lima in the 70th minute really tested David Araújo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Vasco Coimbra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Muroes's supporters rose to their feet, but Vasco Coimbra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Araújo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luís Neto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Gabriel Resende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armindo Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Araújo having to interfere. Gabriel Resende made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristóvão Carneiro in the 91st minute of play. Cristóvão Carneiro took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Resende. Gabriel Resende dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 95th minute, Cristóvão Carneiro 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. David Araújo was out of position in the 97 minute of play, and Vasco Coimbra capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vasco Coimbra really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Tabarca's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.