League Play-Off

Estadio Vandoma
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nuno Correia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Afonso Assis's late challenge caught a Vandoma FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Afonso Assis helped the player get up and apologised. Afonso Assis kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Bento Leão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th match minute, Vandoma FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Costa to maneuver through the defense. João Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Vandoma FC's zone, Afonso Pereira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Antunes came out of the goal and Afonso Pereira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The attack was good, but when Afonso Pereira in the 18th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Bento Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Armando Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afonso Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Antunes having to interfere. If Afonso Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Bento Leão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Armando Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Louro's João Viegas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Louro from getting a goal against them. Afonso Assis hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Vandoma FC's Nuno Correia ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind João Viegas. João Viegas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After having played for 39 minutes, Nuno Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vandoma FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuno Correia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 42 minutes into the game, Nuno Correia recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of João Viegas. Nuno Correia showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. João Viegas was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Nuno Correia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nuno Correia really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Afonso Pereira to make the kick off. In the 57th match minute, Louro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Setúbal to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Morais hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Vandoma FC's goalkeeper Armando Antunes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Afonso Pereira. In the 64th minute Paulo Campos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Viegas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Setúbal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vandoma FC's goalkeeper Armando Antunes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 75 minutes into the match, Louro's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Correia came free, but João Viegas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nuno Correia in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Viegas saved Louro from getting behind. If Paulo Campos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Joel Setúbal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Louro's zone, Nuno Correia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Viegas came out of the goal and Nuno Correia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 88 minutes into the match, Louro's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Correia came free, but João Viegas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Louro's João Viegas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Morais in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vandoma FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Louro had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.