League Play-Off

Estadio Contencas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) João Pires made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute, José Veiga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastião Borges was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 9 minutes into the game, Contencas's Xavier Fernandes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Silva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Xavier Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. José Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the game, Amadeu Faria was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Silveira's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Contencas the free kick. In the 14th minute, Contencas's Xavier Fernandes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind José Silva. José Silva yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Xavier Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If João Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Silva didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 20th minute, which inside left pole to 3-1. Sebastião Borges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Rodrigo Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastião Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Veiga in the 26th minute of the match. After 35 minutes of play, Contencas's Xavier Fernandes made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Silva was left in no man's land by his defense there! Joel Gomes hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The supporters of Silveira booed when Contencas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristóvão Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Contencas's Sebastião Borges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Alves in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Xavier Fernandes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Contencas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when José Veiga made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Contencas's goalkeeper Sebastião Borges had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Alves. If Xavier Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 63 minutes into the match, Silveira's José Veiga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastião Borges narrowly saved just below the crossbar. José Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. José Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Pires, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. João Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastião Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Veiga in the 85th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by André Santarém during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Silveira's André Santarém got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 91st match minute, Silveira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Neto to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute, Ricardo Veiga sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Silveira's José Silva didn't even have to move. There was no doubt that Contencas were the better team. Contencas's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.