League Play-Off

Estadio Seide
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Seide's Heitor Rodrigues 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. In the 2nd minute, Armindo Aleixo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafael Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micael Tristão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Heitor Rodrigues received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Celso Prates came out and tried to block the shot, but Heitor Rodrigues slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 14th minute. Heitor Rodrigues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nicolas Raminhos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lázaro Castanheira hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Nuno Barbosa from long distance, 25 minutes into the match, got Celso Prates's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Pedro Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When SC Seide's Heitor Rodrigues in 30 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Celso Prates guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Augusto Torres's late challenge caught a Linhaceira FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Augusto Torres helped the player get up and apologised. Linhaceira FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Heitor Rodrigues 38 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. Celso Prates made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heitor Rodrigues in the 43rd minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Celso Prates made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Ramos in the 55th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Micael Tristão got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rafael Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Raminhos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Ramos in the 84th minute of play forced Linhaceira FC's goalkeeper Celso Prates to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the game, SC Seide's Armindo Aleixo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Celso Prates made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heitor Rodrigues in the 93rd minute of play forced Linhaceira FC's goalkeeper Celso Prates to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Xavier Moreira suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Abel Cordeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abel Cordeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute, Abel Cordeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Seide were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Linhaceira FC for a fine match.