League Play-Off

Estadio Rolao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Eusébio Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 8 minutes into the game, Manuel Azevedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rodrigo Esteves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Silveiro FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. António Assunção hit a great ball. In the 15th minute Eusébio Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 played minutes Silveiro FC got a freekick which was hit by António Assunção. Rui Garcia made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Aguiar in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute Manuel Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute Manuel Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silveiro FC's Manuel Azevedo got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 33rd minute, David Aguiar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rolao FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 36 minutes into the match, Rolao FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Azevedo came free, but Rodrigo Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rui Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusébio Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Mariano Gomes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodrigo Esteves. Rolao FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Gomes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Vítor Cunha might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rui Garcia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vítor Cunha ran back to his position shaking his head. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manuel Azevedo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rodrigo Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Silveiro FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tiago Pacheco in the 57th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Rolao FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Gomes. Rodrigo Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Azevedo in the 62nd minute of the match. A hard shot 63 in the game by Mariano Gomes from a close distance when the talented Rodrigo Esteves managed to make a qualified save. Rolao FC's players were relieved. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Silveiro FC's goalkeeper Rui Garcia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eusébio Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Garcia having to interfere. When Rolao FC's Eusébio Moura in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Silveiro FC's goalie prevented a goal. When Eusébio Moura came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Rolao 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 Eusébio Moura couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute, David Aguiar 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. In the 83rd minute David Aguiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that David Aguiar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Garcia was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Rolao FC's David Aguiar got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, David Aguiar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rui Garcia. Silveiro FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that David Aguiar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Silveiro FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.