League Play-Off

Cevadas Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hermano Neiva got the match started through his kick off. Valdemar Sesimbra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Veiga in the 3rd minute of play. Valdemar Sesimbra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Torres in the 8th minute of the match. Cesário Damásio hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. The attack was good, but when Jaime Veiga in the 12th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Pedro Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Valdemar Sesimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Veiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdemar Sesimbra having to interfere. When Cesário Damásio came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Atlético Cevadas 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 Cesário Damásio couldn't finish the play. Hermano Neiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélder Lisboa having to interfere. The supporters of Atlético Cevadas booed when Rosmaninhal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rosmaninhal's goalkeeper Hélder Lisboa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Hermano Neiva dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hélder Lisboa, 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hermano Neiva in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hélder Lisboa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Atlético Cevadas's Hermano Neiva got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Torres's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valdemar Sesimbra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Pedro Torres 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaime Veiga made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Rosmaninhal's Pedro Torres sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valdemar Sesimbra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jaime Veiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdemar Sesimbra having to interfere. After having played for 57 minutes, Hermano Neiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Cevadas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hermano Neiva 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 62nd minute, Sandro Antunes had to leave the field with a concussion. Daniel Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, Atlético Cevadas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Santos to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Torres's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valdemar Sesimbra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Hélder Lisboa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hermano Neiva went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Abel Fontoura, 75 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermano Neiva in the 79th minute of play forced Rosmaninhal's goalkeeper Hélder Lisboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Torres struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Valdemar Sesimbra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rosmaninhal. In the 89th match minute, Rosmaninhal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Melo to maneuver through the defense. Nuno Melo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valdemar Sesimbra having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermano Neiva in the 97th minute of play forced Rosmaninhal's goalkeeper Hélder Lisboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atlético Cevadas's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.