League Play-Off

Estadio Tala
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Gondiao's Cláudio Ferro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Eusébio Soares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Vítor Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Humberto Valente kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. SC Gondiao's André Pinho couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 6th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SC Tala. Cláudio Ferro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vítor Vale read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Alexandre Faro charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandre Faro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Tala fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! The referee gave SC Gondiao a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by André Pinho, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SC Tala's Vítor Vale. 0-1. Mariano Pereira scored 0-2 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vítor Vale, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Delfim Mota hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Tala's zone, Cláudio Ferro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vítor Vale came out of the goal and Cláudio Ferro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fernando Coelho kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Vítor Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Soares in the 21st minute of the match. If Armando Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cláudio Ferro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Tala's Vítor Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Soares in the 38th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Armando Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Tala's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Simões was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vasco Morais breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute, Pedro Soares 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. The SC Tala players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SC Gondiao were winning 1-2.

54 minutes into the game, Eusébio Cunha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Tala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Gondiao the free kick. In the 54th match minute, SC Tala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusébio Cunha to maneuver through the defense. SC Gondiao's Eusébio Soares got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Armando Simões sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Gondiao's Vasco Morais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Simões in the 65th minute of play. SC Tala's Vítor Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Pereira in the 68th minute of play. Pedro Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Simões received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Vasco Morais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 81 minutes into the game, Fernando Coelho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Tala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Gondiao the free kick. Pedro Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasco Morais having to interfere. If Armando Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute Pedro Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasco Morais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Soares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Vasco Morais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Soares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Vasco Morais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The SC Gondiao supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SC Gondiao would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.