League Play-Off

Municipal de Viseu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ricardo Mascarenhas made the kick off which started today's match. If Rui Figueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Óscar Palha fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Viseu's protests and gave Óscar Palha a yellow card for diving instead. The referee gave SC Igreja a penalty, 19 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Cristiano Setúbal, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AC Viseu's Olívio Salgado. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rubim Mafra during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rubim Mafra kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Adérito Calheiros recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Olívio Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Mourato, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 30th minute, Rui Figueira 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. The audience was convinced that Rui Figueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olívio Salgado was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Viseu's goalkeeper Olívio Salgado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, SC Igreja's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Mascarenhas came free, but Olavo Vieira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 minutes, Hipólito Almeida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Igreja and the AC Viseu players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th match minute, SC Igreja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hipólito Almeida to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rui Figueira in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olívio Salgado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ricardo Mascarenhas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Olavo Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bruno Mourato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rui Figueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Figueira in the 70th minute of play forced AC Viseu's goalkeeper Olívio Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olavo Vieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Porfírio Trigueiro's late challenge caught a AC Viseu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Porfírio Trigueiro helped the player get up and apologised. SC Igreja's Olavo Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adérito Calheiros in the 76th minute of play. Olívio Salgado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rui Figueira showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 79 minute of play. AC Viseu's Olívio Salgado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save AC Viseu from getting a goal against them. Rui Figueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olívio Salgado having to interfere. A collision led to AC Viseu getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Adérito Calheiros hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Ricardo Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Viseu's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Palmeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olavo Vieira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.