League Play-Off

Estadio Sacados
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gonçalo Antunes got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes SC Beirao got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Gaspar. José Fernandes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Augusto Correia went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. José Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Correia, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Nuno Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Augusto Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. José Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristiano Setúbal hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Antunes in the 20th minute of play forced Sacados's goalkeeper José Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Sacados's goal looked a bit too open when Gonçalo Antunes came free, but José Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Augusto Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Fernandes having to interfere. Gonçalo Antunes charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonçalo Antunes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SC Beirao's Gonçalo Antunes got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 37thth minute of the game Gonçalo Antunes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sacados's José Fernandes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Antunes in the 38th minute of play forced Sacados's goalkeeper José Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gil Aguiar to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, José Guerreiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sacados's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Beirao the free kick. In the 51st match minute, Sacados was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Guerreiro to maneuver through the defense. Gil Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Daniel Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gil Aguiar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Brito having to interfere. After having played for 64 minutes, Nuno Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sacados's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuno Mota was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nuno Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Brito having to interfere. After 76 minutes of play, SC Beirao's Augusto Correia made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Fernandes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nuno Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Brito having to interfere. If Gonçalo Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gonçalo Antunes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 87 played minutes Sacados got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Almeida. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Beirao eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.