League Play-Off

Estadio Gontinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ademar Sardinha took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ademar Sardinha struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Hugo Neto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for END FC. Vivaldo Loureiro hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 12 played minutes END FC got a freekick which was hit by Júlio Tavares. If Basílio Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Fagundes during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, END FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Fagundes to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ademar Sardinha in the 26th minute of the match. After 27 minutes of play, END FC's Isidoro Álvares made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Neto was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 35 minutes, Ademar Sardinha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. END FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ademar Sardinha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hugo Neto came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by END FC's Ademar Sardinha. But to his dismay, Ademar Sardinha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After a rather tough play, END FC's Rodolfo Rebelo got a free kick in the 45th minute. Jorge Pereira received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Celso Viegas came out and tried to block the shot, but Jorge Pereira slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 48th minute.

When Ademar Sardinha came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the END 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 Ademar Sardinha couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, END FC's Vivaldo Loureiro got a free kick in the 57th minute. Celso Viegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basílio Ferreira in the 64th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Vivaldo Loureiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. END FC's Isidoro Álvares got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Celso Viegas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jorge Pereira's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Rodolfo Rebelo hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. A collision led to SC Gontinho getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Joaquim Anjos hit a great ball. When Isidoro Álvares came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the END 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 Isidoro Álvares couldn't finish the play. After 88 minutes, Alberto Martins mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Gontinho and the END FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 90 minutes of play SC Gontinho's Alberto Martins was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 91st match minute, SC Gontinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Martins to maneuver through the defense. SC Gontinho's Hugo Neto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save SC Gontinho from getting a goal against them. Basílio Ferreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celso Viegas having to interfere. In the 99th minute the ball was on its way in behind END FC's goalkeeper Celso Viegas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.