League Play-Off

Estadio Montesouros
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cesário Salgueiro kicked off to start the match. Fernando Pinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without José Castro having to make a save. Cesário Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. José Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Fabiano Azevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Amaral got free with José Castro in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Armando Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Juventude Jancidense's Fabiano Azevedo got a free kick in the 19th minute. Armando Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Castro having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Pinho in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Castro saved Juventude Jancidense from getting behind. Armando Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of SC Montesouros booed when Juventude Jancidense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fernando Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. José Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armando Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Fernando Pinho made the kick off in the second half. David Moutinho's late challenge caught a Juventude Jancidense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Moutinho helped the player get up and apologised. David Moutinho hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Cesário Machado scored 1-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vicente Faro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 69 minutes into the match, SC Montesouros's Fernando Pinho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Castro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Juventude Jancidense getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Aquilino Álvares hit a great ball. José Castro came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by SC Montesouros's Armando Amaral. But to his dismay, Armando Amaral quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Armando Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 81 played minutes SC Montesouros got a freekick which was hit by David Moutinho. Fernando Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Castro having to interfere. José Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Pinho in the 87th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Fernando Pinho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. José Castro was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. When the referee ended the match the SC Montesouros players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.