League Play-Off

Estadio Constancia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Henrique Gonçalves kicked off to start the match. With an all-out effort, SC Constancia's Miguel Leão threw himself towards the right post 2 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gil Guarda, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Louro getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Armando Aguiar hit a great ball. Gil Guarda hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Mariano Maia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrique Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Maia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique Gonçalves in the 13th minute of play. After having played for 18 minutes, Henrique Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Louro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrique Gonçalves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 22nd minute, Henrique Gonçalves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Louro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Lourenço Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Gil Guarda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Miguel Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 31 minutes, António Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Constancia's supporters crossed their fingers, but António Correia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of SC Constancia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Louro:s goal. Mariano Maia had in the 35thth minute some difficulties stopping João Pereira's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After some careless play in the SC Constancia defense, João Pereira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mariano Maia. The SC Constancia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mariano Maia should have stopped the shot. António Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Miguel Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Louro's goal looked a bit too open when Gil Guarda came free, but Miguel Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gil Guarda made a kick off. In the 51st minute Henrique Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Maia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Henrique Gonçalves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mariano Maia was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Henrique Gonçalves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mariano Maia was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Henrique Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Maia having to interfere. In the 59thth minute of the game António Correia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Louro's Miguel Leão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 70th minute, Gil Guarda 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. 72 minutes into the game, Louro's Adelino Matias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mariano Maia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 77 minutes into the match, Adelino Matias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mariano Maia. SC Constancia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adelino Matias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. A collision led to Louro getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Lourenço Marques hit a great ball. If Adelino Matias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Rui Jesus 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. When Henrique Gonçalves fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Louro's protests and gave Henrique Gonçalves a yellow card for diving instead. Gil Guarda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Miguel Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adelino Matias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Mariano Maia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The SC Constancia supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Louro's performance. The match ended with a win for Louro.