League Play-Off

Estadio Fiais
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 4thth minute of the game Severiano Rijo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fiais FC's Fábio Caires was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SC Urqueira's Timóteo Ferrão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save SC Urqueira from getting a goal against them. In the 13th match minute, Fiais FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teófilo Ruas to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lourenço Serpa during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílcar Pimentel in the 25th minute of play forced Fiais FC's goalkeeper Fábio Caires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fábio Caires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amílcar Pimentel in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Cristóvão Fidalgo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Severiano Rijo came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the SC Urqueira 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 Severiano Rijo couldn't finish the play. Amílcar Pimentel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio Caires having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafim Trigueiro during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. António Semedo, 33 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After 36 minutes of play SC Urqueira's Serafim Trigueiro 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. Roberto Malafaia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Fiais FC's Roberto Malafaia got a free kick in the 41st minute. Tomé Semedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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 Roberto Malafaia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Malafaia in the 52nd minute of play forced SC Urqueira's goalkeeper Timóteo Ferrão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Tomé Semedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timóteo Ferrão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Urqueira's Severiano Rijo got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Severiano Rijo managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Urqueira's supporters rose to their feet, but Severiano Rijo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fábio Caires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Veríssimo Pais had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severiano Rijo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio Caires having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Fiais FC's goalkeeper Fábio Caires had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Severiano Rijo. Teófilo Ruas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timóteo Ferrão having to interfere. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.