League Play-Off

Estadio Abedim
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Manuel Júdice started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute Samuel Aveiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiro Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Valadares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Júdice, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. João Valadares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Júdice, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 15th match minute, Galafura was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Macieira to maneuver through the defense. Galafura's João Valadares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Galafura from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Aveiro in the 23rd minute of play forced Maknificos's goalkeeper Vladimiro Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Manuel Júdice managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maknificos's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Júdice was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Valadares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Josué Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. João Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Maknificos's Angélico Seabra got a free kick in the 37th minute. Josué Lima's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but João Valadares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. In the 47th minute Samuel Macena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiro Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Samuel Aveiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vladimiro Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Aveiro in the 55th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Samuel Aveiro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Maknificos's Vladimiro Branco. Vladimiro Branco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vladimiro Branco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samuel Aveiro's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. João Valadares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Júdice in the 62nd minute of the match. The supporters of Maknificos booed when Galafura was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egídio Jesus didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Manuel Júdice had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of João Valadares. Galafura's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Júdice was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Vladimiro Branco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samuel Macena in the 67th minute. Samuel Macena's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Vladimiro Branco skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With an all-out effort, Galafura's Vladimiro Branco threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Samuel Aveiro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Sanches during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gabriel Sanches kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Samuel Macena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiro Branco having to interfere. When Samuel Macena came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Galafura 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 Samuel Macena couldn't finish the play. Vladimiro Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Aveiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hugo Horta during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd match minute, Galafura was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Horta to maneuver through the defense. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.