League Play-Off

Estadio Cevadais
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Cevadais's Sérgio Andrade started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Henrique Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Sérgio Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Paiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Afonso Gaspar came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Texugueira FC 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 Afonso Gaspar couldn't finish the play. Ricardo Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, Ricardo Marques had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexandre Paiva. Texugueira FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardo Marques was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Ricardo Marques blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexandre Paiva having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henrique Matos during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Texugueira FC's Henrique Matos got a free kick in the 19th minute. A hard shot 21 in the game by Ricardo Marques from a close distance when the talented Alexandre Paiva managed to make a qualified save. Texugueira FC's players were relieved. Fábio Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrique Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Ricardo Brito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fábio Ribeiro. SC Cevadais's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardo Brito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Heitor Guerreiro hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Mariano Matos, 33 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Ricardo Marques came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the SC Cevadais 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 Ricardo Marques couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute Ricardo Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fábio Ribeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrique Matos was shown his second yellow card after 42 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 43rd match minute, Texugueira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrique Matos to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute André Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Paiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

If Sérgio Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Paiva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sérgio Andrade's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute, Mariano Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandre Paiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sérgio Andrade in the 63rd minute of play. With a little luck, SC Cevadais's Fábio Ribeiro got control of the ball when Afonso Gaspar tried to sneak it across the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Texugueira FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Marques came free, but Alexandre Paiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72ndth minute of the game Ricardo Marques who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Texugueira FC's Alexandre Paiva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Afonso Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Fábio Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Texugueira FC's Ricardo Brito sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fábio Ribeiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joel Azevedo hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Alexandre Paiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Marques in the 90th minute of play. Adolfo Teixeira charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adolfo Teixeira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SC Cevadais getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Adolfo Teixeira hit a great ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.