League Play-Off

Estadio Concela
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when João Matias kicked off to start the match. Luís Brito struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Alfredo Dias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Concela. Pedro Santos's late challenge caught a SC Sistelos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Santos helped the player get up and apologised. 11 minutes into the game, one of SC Concela:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave SC Sistelos a penalty, 13 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Afonso Tavares, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SC Concela's Xavier Borba. 0-1. Armindo Baptista struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Xavier Borba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Sistelos. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomás Miranda during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 20th match minute, SC Concela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Miranda to maneuver through the defense. After 26 minutes, João Aguiar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Sistelos and the SC Concela players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Luís Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tomás Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Dias having to interfere. Luís Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Dias having to interfere. If Luís Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luís Brito made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, SC Sistelos's Armindo Baptista sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xavier Borba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luís Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute, SC Sistelos's João Matias ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Xavier Borba. Xavier Borba yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. SC Concela's Luís Brito got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lucas Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Dias having to interfere. Armindo Baptista recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. SC Concela's Xavier Borba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Matias in the 69th minute of play. When Cândido Antunes fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Sistelos's protests and gave Cândido Antunes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 75th match minute, SC Sistelos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cândido Antunes to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the match, SC Concela's Carlos Soares broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Xavier Borba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armindo Baptista in the 80th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, João Matias managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Sistelos's supporters rose to their feet, but João Matias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xavier Borba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Lucas Oliveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute, Afonso Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.