League Play-Off

Estadio Funchosa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) André Fernandes hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Carlos Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vítor Rodrigues during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vítor Rodrigues hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Paulo Faria's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Rui Henriques - 0-1 was put on the score board in the 15th minute. Tiago Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tiago Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 25 played minutes SC Vegia got a freekick which was hit by André Fernandes. Through an outstanding action, after 26 minutes, Domingos Moniz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Paulo Faria kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Emílio Cabral hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Funchosa! Tiago Castro struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Domingos Moniz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Funchosa. When Bruno Assis came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Funchosa 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 Bruno Assis couldn't finish the play. Tiago Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Domingos Moniz made a huge save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Gonçalves to make the kick off. Artur Coelhos short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Rui Henriques to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 55th minute, Funchosa's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Artur Coelho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 56 minutes into the game, one of Funchosa:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tiago Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Moniz having to interfere. Humberto Trindade hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Tiago Castro struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Domingos Moniz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Funchosa. Rui Henriques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Gonçalves in the 72nd minute of play. In the 76th minute, Artur Coelho 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. Diamantino Domingues's late challenge caught a SC Vegia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diamantino Domingues helped the player get up and apologised. Diamantino Domingues kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Artur Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Henriques having to interfere. If Artur Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Coelho struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Rui Henriques didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Vegia. When Rui Assunção fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Funchosa's protests and gave Rui Assunção a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of SC Vegia booed when Funchosa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Assunção didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulo Faria was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 93rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Artur Coelho managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Vegia's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Coelho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rui Henriques breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Artur Coelho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Rui Henriques made a huge save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Vegia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.