League Play-Off

VDP STADIUM
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pascoal Lopes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, SC Joudina's Francisco Mourato got control of the ball when Afonso Soares tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, SC Joudina's Francisco Mourato got control of the ball when Afonso Soares tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rogério Cesário charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rogério Cesário the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rogério Cesário hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caio Veríssimo in the 10th minute of play forced VILA DA PONTE's goalkeeper Nélson Carvalheira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to VILA DA PONTE getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Américo Patrício hit a great ball. SC Joudina's Severino Vilanova couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 13th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for VILA DA PONTE. Cristiano Raposo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 26th minute of the match Américo Patrício completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Américo Patrício a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Américo Patrício hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Severino Vilanova took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nélson Carvalheira. VILA DA PONTE's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 28th minute, Cristiano Raposo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silvestre Brito hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute, Cristiano Raposo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute, Severino Vilanova sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and VILA DA PONTE's Nélson Carvalheira didn't even have to move. Nélson Carvalheira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascoal Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nélson Carvalheira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caio Veríssimo in the 36th minute of play. Pascoal Lopes took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nélson Carvalheira. Nélson Carvalheira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After having played for 44 minutes, Pascoal Lopes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Joudina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pascoal Lopes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SC Joudina's Caio Veríssimo got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 53rd minute, Rogério Cesário hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Afonso Soares came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the VILA DA PONTE 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 Afonso Soares couldn't finish the play. Silvestre Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Albertino Pinto hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. VILA DA PONTE's Afonso Soares got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 74 minutes into the game, VILA DA PONTE's Afonso Soares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Francisco Mourato made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 78th minute, Afonso Soares 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. Nélson Carvalheira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascoal Lopes in the 83rd minute of the match. VILA DA PONTE's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Pascoal Lopes scored to the left of an out of position Nélson Carvalheira, making the score, 1-2. After a rather tough play, VILA DA PONTE's Caetano Espírito Santo got a free kick in the 96th minute. When the final whistle went the supporters of SC Joudina were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant VILA DA PONTE side.