League Play-Off

Estadio Cabrela
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) VRM's Alexandre Mascarenhas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Homero Rodrigues came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the VRM 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 Homero Rodrigues couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Lamacaes FC's Flávio Salazar got a free kick in the 13th minute. Nuno Manso acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 16th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alcides Meireles. In the 18th minute, Emílio Estrada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Lamacaes FC's Nuno Manso got control of the ball when Homero Rodrigues tried to sneak it across the goal line. Flávio Salazar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Vicente Fontoura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to VRM getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Emílio Estrada hit a great ball. Eusébio Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute Alexandre Mascarenhas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Manso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. VRM's Vicente Fontoura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flávio Salazar in the 29th minute of play. Alexandre Mascarenhas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Manso having to interfere. Flávio Salazar kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Flávio Salazar 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. Nuno Manso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Mascarenhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 44 minutes into the game, Lamacaes FC's Flávio Salazar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vicente Fontoura made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flávio Salazar to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Salazar in the 52nd minute of play forced VRM's goalkeeper Vicente Fontoura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Alexandre Mascarenhas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nuno Manso was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Flávio Salazar in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vicente Fontoura, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 68th minute of the match, Eusébio Borges got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vicente Fontoura was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Alexandre Mascarenhas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Manso having to interfere. After some careless play in the VRM defense, Eusébio Borges kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vicente Fontoura. The VRM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vicente Fontoura should have stopped the shot. If Eusébio Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind VRM's goalkeeper Vicente Fontoura, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Paulo Semedo had to leave the field with a concussion. Emílio Estrada got his second yellow card in the match during the 84th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 85th match minute, VRM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emílio Estrada to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th match minute, VRM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Mascarenhas to maneuver through the defense. Homero Rodrigues hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.