League Play-Off

Seixinhos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Afonso Cardoso made the kick off and thus started the match. Sandro Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Lemos in the 9th minute of the match. In the 11thth minute of the game Afonso Cardoso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sport Tires e Benfica's Ivan Malafaia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sandro Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Lemos, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Sandro Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The supporters of SC Seixinhos booed when Sport Tires e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Telinhos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 21 played minutes, SC Seixinhos's António Porto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ivan Malafaia came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SC Seixinhos reached it. After a rather tough play, SC Seixinhos's Pedro Paiva got a free kick in the 24th minute. Ricardo Vidal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 28th minute, Emanuel Lemos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afonso Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Malafaia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Cardoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Sport Tires e Benfica's zone, Afonso Cardoso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Malafaia came out of the goal and Afonso Cardoso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joel Fontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afonso Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Malafaia having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Sport Tires e Benfica's zone, Joel Fontes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Malafaia came out of the goal and Joel Fontes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emanuel Lemos to make the kick off. Joel Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ivan Malafaia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Seixinhos's Joel Fontes got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ivan Malafaia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sandro Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Lemos in the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Afonso Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Malafaia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuel Lemos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Veiga having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Joel Fontes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Malafaia was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. When Joel Fontes came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the SC Seixinhos 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 Joel Fontes couldn't finish the play. Afonso Cardoso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivan Malafaia having to make a save. 88 minutes into the match, Emanuel Lemos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sandro Veiga, 0-1. Sandro Veiga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Vidal in the 92nd minute.