League Play-Off

Estadio Rosmaninhal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alberto Azenha started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, GD Couto's Alexandre Graça sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Domingos Dantas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 3rd minute, João Lisboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Domingos Dantas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandre Graça in the 7th minute. In the 12th match minute, SC Vaiamonte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Esteves to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, GD Couto's goal looked a bit too open when João Lisboa came free, but Porfírio Graça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 17th minute of the game. One of GD Couto:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Vaiamonte:s goal. In the 26th minute Fernando Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Porfírio Graça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 27 minutes, Danilo Fidalgo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GD Couto and the SC Vaiamonte players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 28 played minutes GD Couto got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Fidalgo. After 28 played minutes, SC Vaiamonte's Ricardo Castro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Porfírio Graça 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 Vaiamonte reached it. In the 33rd minute, Pedro Viana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Porfírio Graça was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Pedro Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of SC Vaiamonte booed when GD Couto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lázaro Malafaia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Pedro Viana made the kick off in the second half. GD Couto's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Pedro Viana scored to the left of an out of position Porfírio Graça, making the score, 0-3. After a rather tough play, SC Vaiamonte's João Lisboa got a free kick in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Graça in the 70th minute of play forced SC Vaiamonte's goalkeeper Domingos Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amílcar Moutinho's late challenge caught a SC Vaiamonte's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amílcar Moutinho helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to GD Couto getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Danilo Fidalgo hit a great ball. A nice corner shot did that Ricardo Castro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Porfírio Graça quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 79th minute Pedro Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Porfírio Graça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of GD Couto booed when SC Vaiamonte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Monteiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fernando Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Porfírio Graça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Azenha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Domingos Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Domingos Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danilo Fidalgo in the 92nd minute of the match. SC Vaiamonte were furious when Ricardo Castro was red carded, 93 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of SC Vaiamonte:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of GD Couto:s goal. Artur Balsemão walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The SC Vaiamonte supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SC Vaiamonte would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.