League Play-Off

Estadio Balazeima
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Santos kicked off to start the match. The supporters of SC Infantes booed when SC Balazeima was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastião Anjos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gonçalo Assunção showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Santos in the 4th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Daniel Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gonçalo Assunção was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. SC Balazeima's Gonçalo Assunção played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luz in the 9th minute of play. SC Balazeima's Gonçalo Assunção played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luz in the 12th minute of play. Óscar Ramos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gonçalo Assunção. SC Balazeima's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Filipe Pinheiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Balazeima's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Infantes the free kick. After a rather tough play, SC Balazeima's Filipe Pinheiro got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Pedro Luz struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Gonçalo Assunção didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Infantes. After a defensive mix-up in SC Balazeima's zone, Daniel Santos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonçalo Assunção came out of the goal and Daniel Santos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gonçalo Assunção didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sandro Branco went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 43 minutes into the match, SC Balazeima's Duarte Pereira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Pires narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Filipe Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Pires having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duarte Pereira in the 47th minute of play forced SC Infantes's goalkeeper Luís Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Gonçalo Assunção tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Duarte Pereira to strike the kick off in the second half. Duarte Pereira took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luís Pires. Luís Pires dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Daniel Santos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gonçalo Assunção having to make a save. After a rather tough play, SC Balazeima's Humberto Garcia got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 72nd minute Duarte Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Duarte Pereira took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luís Pires. Luís Pires dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Gonçalo Assunção showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Sandro Branco managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Infantes's supporters rose to their feet, but Sandro Branco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gonçalo Assunção breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Luz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Gonçalo Assunção made a huge save. 2-2 became the score in the 85th minute when Daniel Santos elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Pedro Luz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Gonçalo Assunção made a huge save. Daniel Santos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gonçalo Assunção having to make a save. Pedro Luz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonçalo Assunção having to interfere.