League Play-Off

Monforte
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim Torres made the kick off and thus started the match. If Pedro Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Torres in the 9th minute of play forced SC Goncalvinhos's goalkeeper Sebastião Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Catarino Maia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filipe Faria was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. When Joaquim Torres came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the SC Monforte 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 Joaquim Torres couldn't finish the play. Joaquim Torress short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Sebastião Pinho to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Pedro Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Pinho having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, SC Goncalvinhos's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Torres came free, but Sebastião Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute, Pedro Torres got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. SC Goncalvinhos's Sebastião Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Torres in the 30th minute of play. Pedro Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Pinho having to interfere. Sebastião Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, SC Goncalvinhos's Sebastião Pinho got control of the ball when Pedro Torres tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Catarino Maia to make the kick off. Afonso Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After 57 minutes of play, SC Goncalvinhos's André Resende made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filipe Faria was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Joaquim Torres came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the SC Monforte 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 Joaquim Torres couldn't finish the play. If Pedro Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sebastião Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Torres in the 71st minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, SC Goncalvinhos's André Resende sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filipe Faria narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joaquim Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Sebastião Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, SC Goncalvinhos's Daniel Gonçalves got a free kick in the 81st minute. André Resende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Filipe Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Catarino Maia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Filipe Faria. The goal made the score 0-2. The SC Monforte supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SC Goncalvinhos's performance. The match ended with a win for SC Goncalvinhos.