League Play-Off

Dalvares
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when David Barros kicked off to start the match. Simão Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. José Delgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Henrique Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Rocha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Barros in the 11th minute of play forced SC Dalvares's goalkeeper André Faro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When David Barros came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Travassos 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 David Barros couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Travassos FC's zone, Paulo Rocha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrique Rocha came out of the goal and Paulo Rocha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 21st minute Paulo Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Rocha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SC Dalvares's zone, David Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Faro came out of the goal and David Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jorge Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Faro having to interfere. In the 30th minute of the match Bernardo Faria sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but André Faro skillfully saved the ball. André Faro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After having played for 34 minutes, David Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Travassos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Barros 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 37th minute, one of SC Dalvares:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SC Dalvares. The referee gave Travassos FC a penalty, 40 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Luís Dias, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SC Dalvares's André Faro. 0-1. In the 46th minute, David Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paulo Rocha was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Travassos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Rocha came free, but Henrique Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee gave SC Dalvares a penalty, 55 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Diogo Jesus, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Travassos FC's Henrique Rocha. 1-1. André Faro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Travassos FC's David Barros got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Delgado in the 72nd minute of play forced Travassos FC's goalkeeper Henrique Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Paulo Rocha made a precise shot to the right of Henrique Rocha. Travassos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When Paulo Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the SC Dalvares 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 Paulo Rocha couldn't finish the play. José Delgado struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Henrique Rocha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Dalvares. After having played for 83 minutes, Paulo Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Dalvares's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Travassos FC's Henrique Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Delgado in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Rui Martins 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. Jorge Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Magalhães charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Magalhães the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Travassos FC's José Magalhães got a free kick in the 93rd minute. SC Dalvares were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after Travassos FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Diogo Jesus took the corner. The corner ended in Diogo Jesus almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Travassos FC's Henrique Rocha did a great save. The audience was convinced that José Delgado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrique Rocha was relentless in the 99th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. SC Dalvares had won after a very even match.