League Play-Off

Estadio Vela
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Fafiao's António Delgado started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Filipe Delgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Rodrigues's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Rogério Pedroso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vela's supporters rose to their feet, but Rogério Pedroso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomás Lima breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rogério Pedroso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Tomás Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the game, Manuel Garcia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fafiao the free kick. Manuel Garcia hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the game, António Delgado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fafiao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vela the free kick. António Delgado kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. When Inácio Coimbra came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Vela 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 Inácio Coimbra couldn't finish the play. Fafiao's Tomás Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogério Pedroso in the 17th minute of play. Rui Jesus's late challenge caught a Fafiao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rui Jesus helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Fafiao booed when Vela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Jesus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomás Lima was a little too slow when Rogério Pedroso got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 1-0. Filipe Delgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from António Delgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. If Rogério Pedroso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. António Delgado scored 1-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filipe Delgado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 39 played minutes Fafiao got a freekick which was hit by José Queirós. Rogério Pedroso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the last second Tomás Lima throw himself and got hold of the ball when Rogério Pedroso in the 45thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post.

Rogério Pedroso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vela's Filipe Delgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by António Delgado in the 60th minute of play. Fernando Faria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Fernando Faria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vela's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Faria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomás Lima breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Fernando Faria came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Vela 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 Fernando Faria couldn't finish the play. Tomás Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Faria in the 73rd minute of play. Filipe Delgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from António Delgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers António Delgado in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Filipe Delgado saved Vela from getting behind. Carlos Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Filipe Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 80th minute by Carlos Rodrigues got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee gave Fafiao a penalty, 82 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Cristiano Anjos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Vela's Filipe Delgado. 1-2. When Fernando Faria came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Vela 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 Fernando Faria couldn't finish the play. With his leg Filipe Delgado managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Fafiao's Carlos Rodrigues fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Carlos Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fafiao's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Rodrigues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filipe Delgado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 95 in the game by Carlos Rodrigues from a close distance when the talented Filipe Delgado managed to make a qualified save. Vela's players were relieved. António Delgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 98 played minutes Vela got a freekick which was hit by Mariano Neto.