League Play-Off

Estadio Vascoveiro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by David Viana in the 3rd minute of play forced SC Vascoveiro's goalkeeper Rogério Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When David Viana came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the SC Lourosa 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 David Viana couldn't finish the play. António Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Manuel Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. António Freitas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Soares having to make a save. A collision led to SC Lourosa getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Simão Silva hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the game, António Freitas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Manuel Soares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 28th minute Alberto Brás shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Viana scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rogério Leite, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. SC Lourosa's João Faria suffered a sore thigh after 32 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 32 minutes, António Freitas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Vascoveiro and the SC Lourosa players grew even worse after the yellow card. António Freitas hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. António Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Manuel Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 40 minutes, Jorge Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Vascoveiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Soares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rogério Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Brás, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Brás fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogério Leite having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alberto Brás stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rogério Leite came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by SC Lourosa's Alberto Brás. But to his dismay, Alberto Brás quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. When Cláudio Brás fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Lourosa's protests and gave Cláudio Brás a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to SC Lourosa getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Cláudio Brás hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Alberto Brás managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Lourosa's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Brás was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rogério Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to SC Vascoveiro getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Pedro Luz hit a great ball. When SC Vascoveiro's Jorge Soares in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Lourosa's goalie prevented a goal. SC Lourosa's Manuel Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Soares in the 78th minute of play. Rogério Leite made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Brás in the 91st minute. When the match was over SC Lourosa could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SC Vascoveiro throughout the match.