League Play-Off

Estadio Danaia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Macedo in the 3rd minute of play forced SC Danaia's goalkeeper João Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute, Ricardo Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandre Lisboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Teixeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Lisboa in the 12th minute of play. Alexandre Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Nascimento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Alexandre Lopes made a huge save. Vítor Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Lopes having to interfere. After 30 minutes, Eusébio Ribeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Padela and the SC Danaia players grew even worse after the yellow card. João Teixeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Macedo in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, SC Danaia's Jorge Trindade got a free kick in the 39th minute. João Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Lisboa in the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Vítor Araújo made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Alexandre Lisboa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of João Teixeira. Alexandre Lisboa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. If Armando Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vítor Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Lopes having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Araújo in the 61st minute of play forced SC Padela's goalkeeper Alexandre Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 63 minutes, Armando Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Danaia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, SC Padela's Eusébio Ribeiro got a free kick in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the match, SC Padela's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Nascimento came free, but Alexandre Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Danaia's Vítor Araújo got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Vítor Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Ferreira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alexandre Lopes. SC Padela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Vítor Araújo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Lopes was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. A collision led to SC Padela getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Eusébio Ribeiro hit a great ball. The SC Danaia fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when SC Danaia's Armando Nascimento looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Bento Cunha's late challenge caught a SC Danaia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bento Cunha helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th minute, Bento Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, SC Danaia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Miguel Macedo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. João Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Lisboa in the 94th minute of the match. SC Danaia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.