League Play-Off

Estadio Serra
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gaspar Jesus got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Serra's Mariano Torres got a free kick in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Palhas's goalkeeper Emanuel Leiria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardo Magalhães. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricardo Magalhães got free with Emanuel Leiria in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Heitor Resende hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Emanuel Leiria acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 16th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Vicente Vale. 22 minutes into the match, Palhas's goal looked a bit too open when Gaspar Jesus came free, but Emanuel Leiria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Leiria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Jesus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Campos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Santarém in the 26th minute of the match. Gaspar Jesus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Emanuel Leiria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricardo Magalhães got free with Emanuel Leiria in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 31 minutes in the game, Gaspar Jesus fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Emanuel Leiria having to interfere. Gaspar Jesus struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Emanuel Leiria didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serra. Fernando Santarém sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Inácio Paredes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Campos having to interfere. Serra's Francisco Campos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Paredes in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute, Joaquim Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuel Leiria didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardo Magalhães went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Inácio Paredes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Inácio Paredes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francisco Campos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Emanuel Leiria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Jesus, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Fernando Santarém took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisco Campos. Francisco Campos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Inácio Paredes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gaspar Jesus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Emanuel Leiria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Fernando Santarém 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Delfim Abreu during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Serra's goalkeeper Francisco Campos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Gaspar Jesus came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Serra 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 Gaspar Jesus couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Santarém got free with Francisco Campos in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Francisco Campos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Inácio Paredes's shot from short distance in the 97th minute.