League Play-Off

Estadio Crujeira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by André Aguiar in the 6th minute of play forced Vilar do Pinheiro Fc's goalkeeper Júlio Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 7 minutes, João Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crujeira's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Correia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marian Moldoveanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the match, Vilar do Pinheiro Fc's Marian Moldoveanu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hélder Freitas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vilar do Pinheiro Fc's Albertinho de Brito got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. João Correia in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Júlio Pereira, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hélder Freitas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Trindade in the 20th minute of play. Hélder Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viriato Trindade, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Vilar do Pinheiro Fc's Humberto Miranda managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Humberto Veiga in the 34 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Vilar do Pinheiro Fc's Humberto Miranda got a free kick in the 34th minute. The audience was convinced that André Aguiar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio Pereira was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Hélder Freitas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Trindade in the 37th minute of play. A collision led to Vilar do Pinheiro Fc getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Albertino Leite hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the game, Eusébio Dias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crujeira's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vilar do Pinheiro Fc the free kick. The supporters of Vilar do Pinheiro Fc booed when Crujeira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusébio Dias didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Viriato Trindade made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Viriato Trindade made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Crujeira's Hélder Freitas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Horácio Henriques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélder Freitas having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, João Correia made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Pereira. Vilar do Pinheiro Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 65th minute André Aguiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Crujeira booed when Vilar do Pinheiro Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albertinho de Brito didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute, André Aguiar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crujeira fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albertino Leite during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th minute, Albertino Leite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see Crujeira's Ricardo Maia in action when he in the 71st minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Vilar do Pinheiro Fc's Marian Moldoveanu got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Viriato Trindade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute of the match Humberto Veiga sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Júlio Pereira skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Crujeira's zone, Viriato Trindade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hélder Freitas came out of the goal and Viriato Trindade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eusébio Dias got his second yellow card in the match during the 95th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 95th minute, Eusébio Dias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.