League Play-Off

Aceifaos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in SC Aceifaos's zone, Miguel Pires stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Júlio Moutinho came out of the goal and Miguel Pires tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 7 minutes into the match, SC Almadena's goalkeeper Hélder Reis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vicente Leite. Júlio Moutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Fontes in the 12th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Miguel Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélder Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vicente Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Hélder Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Júlio Moutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Fontes in the 27th minute of play. 31 minutes into the game, Miguel Nascimento lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Hélder Reis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Pires in the 36th minute of play forced SC Aceifaos's goalkeeper Júlio Moutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Miguel Pires made a kick off. Hélder Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Leite in the 57th minute of the match. After 70 played minutes SC Aceifaos got a freekick which was hit by João Reis. SC Almadena's Simão Magalhães pulled a muscle in his leg after 73 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Cristiano Vieira's late challenge caught a SC Almadena's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristiano Vieira helped the player get up and apologised. After 74 played minutes SC Aceifaos got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Vieira. In the 78th match minute, SC Almadena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Pires to maneuver through the defense. Miguel Nascimento scored 2-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hélder Reis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Miguel Nascimento struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Hélder Reis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Aceifaos. 91 minutes into the game, Rui Faria was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Aceifaos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Almadena the free kick. After 91 played minutes SC Aceifaos got a freekick which was hit by Rui Faria. 98 minutes into the match, Miguel Nascimento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hélder Reis. SC Almadena's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Nascimento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. SC Aceifaos's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.