League Play-Off

Estadio Covoes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Jacinto Leite made the kick off and thus started the match. After 2 played minutes Covoes got a freekick which was hit by Armando Bessa. In the 4th minute, Jacinto Leite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute, Jacinto Leite reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Máximo Castanheira. The goal made the score 2-0. The audience was convinced that Jacinto Leite's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Máximo Castanheira was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Vasco Melo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Máximo Castanheira when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Jacinto Leite's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Máximo Castanheira was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. 27 minutes into the match, GRANDA BENFICA's goalkeeper Máximo Castanheira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vasco Melo. Vasco Melo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Máximo Castanheira made a huge save. Vasco Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Máximo Castanheira having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasco Melo in the 35th minute of play forced GRANDA BENFICA's goalkeeper Máximo Castanheira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Jacinto Leite took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Máximo Castanheira to make any attempt to save it. If Vasco Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valter Martins made a kick off. Sandro Calheiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Júlio Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 60 minutes, Sandro Calheiros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GRANDA BENFICA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sandro Calheiros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 65th minute, Sandro Calheiros made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Gomes. Covoes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After 69 played minutes Covoes got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Reis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valter Martins in the 73rd minute of play forced Covoes's goalkeeper Júlio Gomes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacinto Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Máximo Castanheira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, GRANDA BENFICA's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Bessa came free, but Máximo Castanheira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandro Calheiros succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-2 in the 84th playminute. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Valter Martins took a quick shot and it went in 3-3 without a chance for Júlio Gomes to make any attempt to save it. The Covoes supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching GRANDA BENFICA's performance. The match ended with a win for GRANDA BENFICA.