League Play-Off

Estadio Audi A3
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diogo Nascimento got the match started through his kick off. If Diogo Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Sibilheiro FC's André Mota got a free kick in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Real Ilhavo's Alain Van Clynenbreugel broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The supporters of Real Ilhavo booed when Sibilheiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Mota didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alain Van Clynenbreugel was extremely unlucky when he, in the 15th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 23rd minute of the match Marco Trindade shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Augusto Esteves showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Real Ilhavo's goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Nascimento came free, but Bento Gomes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Viana made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 28thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Augusto Esteves would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. André Mota took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bento Gomes. Real Ilhavo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 31 minutes, Ricardo Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Ilhavo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Real Ilhavo's Ricardo Viana in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sibilheiro FC's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Real Ilhavo's Ricardo Viana slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Augusto Esteves. That made the score 1-1 after 35 minutes of play. Ricardo Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Esteves having to interfere. Augusto Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Alberto Trindade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Esteves having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Sibilheiro FC's goalkeeper Augusto Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardo Viana. 48 minutes into the match, Sibilheiro FC's goalkeeper Augusto Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardo Viana. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Real Ilhavo's Bento Gomes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Real Ilhavo from getting a goal against them. In the 52nd minute, Lucas Barbosa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bento Gomes. The goal made the score 1-2. When Real Ilhavo's Ricardo Viana in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sibilheiro FC's goalie prevented a goal. 68 minutes into the match, Real Ilhavo's goalkeeper Bento Gomes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulo Rodrigues. Tomás Faro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Bento Gomes made a huge save. In the 78th minute, Ricardo Viana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Ilhavo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Ricardo Viana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Alain Van Clynenbreugel came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Real Ilhavo 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 Alain Van Clynenbreugel couldn't finish the play. 92 minutes into the game, Ricardo Viana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Augusto Esteves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Real Ilhavo players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.