League Play-Off

Estadio Serroa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the game, Eduardo Cabral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Almancos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Serroa the free kick. In the 4th minute, one of Almancos FC: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 Almancos FC. Oliveira Campos placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Eusébio Castro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xavier Garcia having to make a save. In the 9th minute, Tiago Abreu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Serroa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Tiago Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alberto Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inácio Borba having to interfere. When Simão Neto fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Serroa's protests and gave Simão Neto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th match minute, Serroa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simão Neto to maneuver through the defense. Inácio Borba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Alexandre Assis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Serroa's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Pinheiro came free, but Inácio Borba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xavier Garcia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusébio Castro in the 26th minute. Eusébio Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alberto Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inácio Borba having to interfere. Amadeu Guarda kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Tiago Abreu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Xavier Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th match minute, Almancos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeu Guarda to maneuver through the defense. Eusébio Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Xavier Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Almancos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eusébio Castro came free, but Xavier Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes in the game, Amadeu Guarda fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Inácio Borba having to interfere. A collision led to Serroa getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Cândido Viana hit a great ball. A collision led to Almancos FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Amadeu Guarda hit a great ball. The Almancos FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Serroa from taking control. The game ends in a draw.