League Play-Off

Estadio Condeixa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Afonso Cunha started the match with the kick off. Armando Ferro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fernando Magalhães came out and tried to block the shot, but Armando Ferro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. 9 minutes into the game, David Marques cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. José Faro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. David Marques struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. José Faro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Rande. Joaquim Correia hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. If João Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Rande's goalkeeper Fernando Magalhães, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25th match minute, SC Rande was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Coelho to maneuver through the defense. José Faro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Marques in the 31st minute of the match. David Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. José Faro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso Cunha in the 42nd minute of the match. After 45 played minutes Condeixa got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Almeida. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, David Marques managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Rande's supporters rose to their feet, but David Marques was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Faro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Pinho to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Afonso Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Rande's João Pinho got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 55 minutes into the game, José Pinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Condeixa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Rande the free kick. After 56 played minutes Condeixa got a freekick which was hit by José Pinho. David Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 58 played minutes SC Rande got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Coelho. Rui Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Fernando Magalhães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Cunha in the 72nd minute of play. João Pinho struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. José Faro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Rande. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Armando Ferro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Condeixa's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Ferro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Magalhães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Armando Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Faro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 92nd match minute, Condeixa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquim Correia to maneuver through the defense. Condeixa's Afonso Cunha got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 97th minute, Augusto Fontes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Condeixa's Armando Ferro in the 99th minute got a chance for a shot 99th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Rande's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Condeixa had won after a very even match.