League Play-Off

Estadio Grandais
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bartolo Balendin started the match with the kick off. The supporters of FC Porto Infinity booed when SC Grandais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Faria didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emílio Assis's late challenge caught a SC Grandais's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emílio Assis helped the player get up and apologised. The referee gave SC Grandais a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alexandre Aguiar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Porto Infinity's Alfredo Pedroso. 1-0. Tomás Setúbal was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. Alfredo Pedroso was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Filipe Barros. In the 26th minute of the match, Sandro Macedo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alfredo Pedroso saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gaspar Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. When Duarte Faria fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Grandais's protests and gave Duarte Faria a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th minute, Duarte Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Duarte Faria could shoot a difficult shot in the 35th minute, which Alfredo Pedroso however easily saved by the left post. Bartolo Balendin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Setúbal having to interfere.

Bartolo Balendin succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 52nd playminute. Alfredo Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandro Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Lucas Setúbal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bartolo Balendin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 70 minute of play. The supporters of SC Grandais booed when FC Porto Infinity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartolo Balendin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute Alexandre Aguiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartolo Balendin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Albertino Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filipe Barros made in the 82nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tomás Faria. FC Porto Infinity's Alfredo Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Faria in the 84th minute of play. Alfredo Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Faria in the 85th minute of play. Albertino Ferreira might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucas Setúbal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Albertino Ferreira ran back to his position shaking his head. 87 minutes into the game, Bartolo Balendin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Lucas Setúbal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC Porto Infinity's Emílio Assis suffered a concussion after 90 minutes and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sandro Macedo during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. FC Porto Infinity made a substitution. António Cardoso replaced Emílio Assis. In the 92nd minute, Sandro Macedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Grandais's Lucas Setúbal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save SC Grandais from getting a goal against them. FC Porto Infinity's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.