League Play-Off

Estadio Estalagem
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Estalagem's goal looked a bit too open when Henrique Gonçalves came free, but Vicente Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Gonçalves in the 7th minute of play forced Estalagem's goalkeeper Vicente Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Vicente Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Estalagem's Duarte Pinto got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute Henrique Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Estalagem's goalkeeper Vicente Barbosa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 16th match minute, Cornalheira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Miranda to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute, Domingos Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 39 minutes of play, Cornalheira's André Cunha made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vicente Barbosa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vicente Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. When Adolfo Moreira fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Estalagem's protests and gave Adolfo Moreira a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Cornalheira booed when Estalagem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolfo Moreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute, Vasco Martins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Duarte Pinto from long distance, 49 minutes into the match, got Francisco Macedo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manuel Miranda to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Cunha in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vicente Barbosa saved Estalagem from getting behind. Henrique Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Barbosa having to interfere. If André Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Abel Fontes fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cornalheira's protests and gave Abel Fontes a yellow card for diving instead. After some careless play in the Estalagem defense, André Cunha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vicente Barbosa. The Estalagem fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vicente Barbosa should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Cornalheira getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Nuno Pinho hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Estalagem's Duarte Pinto got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Henrique Gonçalves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vicente Barbosa having to make a save. With a little luck, Estalagem's Vicente Barbosa got control of the ball when Henrique Gonçalves tried to sneak it across the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Manuel Miranda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francisco Macedo. Cornalheira's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Miranda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.