League Play-Off

Estadio Ourique
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Silveira's Carlos Sousa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Matos in the 8th minute of play forced Ourique's goalkeeper Manuel Correia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Carlos Sousa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Correia was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rogério Assunção got free with José Coimbra in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 16 played minutes SC Silveira got a freekick which was hit by Henrique Monteiro. If Rodrigo Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rodrigo Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Matos might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manuel Correia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Matos ran back to his position shaking his head. The attack was good, but when Carlos Sousa in the 23rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Manuel Correia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SC Silveira's José Coimbra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Nogueira in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Sousa in the 32nd minute of play forced Ourique's goalkeeper Manuel Correia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domingos Veiga during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd minute, Domingos Veiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Matos in the 35th minute of play forced Ourique's goalkeeper Manuel Correia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogério Assunção sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Sousa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Correia having to make a save. After 46 minutes, Raul Nunes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Silveira and the Ourique players grew even worse after the yellow card. José Coimbra was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mariano Guarda. The Ourique players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SC Silveira were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodrigo Nogueira to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Ourique getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Sebastião Domingues hit a great ball. With a little luck, Ourique's Manuel Correia got control of the ball when André Matos tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 57 played minutes Ourique got a freekick which was hit by Vítor Ferro. 58 minutes into the match, SC Silveira's Armando Assunção broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. SC Silveira's José Coimbra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Nogueira in the 64th minute of play. José Coimbra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Nogueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Ourique's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Sousa came free, but Manuel Correia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, SC Silveira's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Nogueira came free, but José Coimbra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Rodrigo Nogueira put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of José Coimbra. Carlos Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Manuel Correia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Sousa's late challenge caught a Ourique's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Sousa helped the player get up and apologised. Rodrigo Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. José Coimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vítor Maia during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 97 minutes SC Silveira's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Guarda who took care of the corner kick. Mariano Guarda made a great header on Ourique's corner, it was just that SC Silveira's José Coimbra managed to reach the ball for a save.