League Play-Off

Estadio Vilaca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Miranda got the match started through his kick off. When Álvaro Tavares fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Soutilho's protests and gave Álvaro Tavares a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd match minute, Soutilho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Álvaro Tavares to maneuver through the defense. Cláudio Fernandes, 3 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Sérgio Moutinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vilaca's supporters rose to their feet, but Sérgio Moutinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joaquim Guerreiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 23rd minute of the match Catarino Freitas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Cunha showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Sérgio Moutinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Soutilho's zone, Ricardo Carvalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquim Guerreiro came out of the goal and Ricardo Carvalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40th minute, Pedro Miranda ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Cunha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Joaquim Guerreiro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Vilaca's Sérgio Moutinho shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

If Vítor Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Miranda, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. João Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Miranda went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Joaquim Guerreiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Carvalho in the 69th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Vilaca's Armando Freitas got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 74th play minute Vítor Macedo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised João Cunha. 1-4. Joaquim Guerreiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Carvalho in the 84th minute of the match. Catarino Freitas hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Joaquim Guerreiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Soutilho's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Carvalho came free, but Joaquim Guerreiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Sérgio Moutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Álvaro Tavares was shown his second yellow card after 94 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Soutilho had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.