League Play-Off

Estadio Ervilhais
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carlos Monteiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Tomás Mafra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Columbeira's Tomás Sanches got a free kick in the 9th minute. Tomás Mafra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseu Vilanova having to interfere. If Lisandro Sardinha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Carlos Monteiro struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Zacarias Aragão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Columbeira. Tomás Mafra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseu Vilanova having to interfere. After 34 minutes, Santiago Veloso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Columbeira and the Ervilhais FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th match minute, Columbeira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Veloso to maneuver through the defense. Eliseu Vilanova made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomás Mafra in the 40th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Lisandro Sardinha made the kick off in the second half. When Tomás Mafra came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Ervilhais FC 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 Tomás Mafra couldn't finish the play. Zacarias Aragão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Monteiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomás Mafra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Eliseu Vilanova tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Tomás Mafra got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eliseu Vilanova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lisandro Sardinha in the 60th minute of play. Lisandro Sardinha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Eliseu Vilanova tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 62 played minutes Columbeira got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Veloso. After a defensive mix-up in Columbeira's zone, Lisandro Sardinha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliseu Vilanova came out of the goal and Lisandro Sardinha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70thth minute of the game Lisandro Sardinha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Columbeira's Eliseu Vilanova was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Damião Queirós took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zacarias Aragão. Ervilhais FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Columbeira's Emílio Rego sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zacarias Aragão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 75 minutes into the game, one of Ervilhais FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Mateus Ferrão placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Tomás Mafra struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Eliseu Vilanova didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ervilhais FC. After 80 played minutes Columbeira got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Sanches. Tomás Mafra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 88th minute by Emílio Rego got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Zacarias Aragão made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Emílio Rego sent off a good shot on target. Columbeira's Carlos Monteiro got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eliseu Vilanova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Ferraz in the 97th minute of play. Despite being the better team, Ervilhais FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.