League Play-Off

Estadio Minhocal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Heitor Guarda took the kick off in the first half of the match. SC Minhocal's Sérgio Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heitor Guarda in the 3rd minute of play. Sérgio Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heitor Guarda in the 4th minute of the match. Rui Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rui Fonseca took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sérgio Neves. Sérgio Neves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Xavier Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Assis having to interfere. Xavier Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Adelino Leão's late challenge caught a SC Minhocal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adelino Leão helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Silveiros FC's Adelino Leão got a free kick in the 17th minute. When SC Minhocal's Xavier Marques in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Silveiros FC's goalie prevented a goal. Silveiros FC's Jacinto Assis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Silveiros FC from getting a goal against them. Silveiros FC's Heitor Guarda got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rui Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Sérgio Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Heitor Guarda might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sérgio Neves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Heitor Guarda ran back to his position shaking his head. Rui Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Silveiros FC's Jacinto Assis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Silveiros FC from getting a goal against them. In the 39th minute, Xavier Marques fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jacinto Assis, passed just outside the right post. Jacinto Assis was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Xavier Marques capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xavier Marques really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

A collision led to Silveiros FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Adelino Leão hit a great ball. Xavier Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 66 minutes into the game, one of SC Minhocal:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 71 minutes into the match, Silveiros FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adelino Magalhães came free, but Jacinto Assis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute Xavier Marques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Assis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacinto Assis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Magalhães in the 74th minute of play. SC Minhocal's Xavier Marques got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Adelino Magalhães 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. 1-3 became the score in the 83rd minute when Rui Fonseca elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Heitor Guarda came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Silveiros FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Heitor Guarda couldn't finish the play. Sérgio Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heitor Guarda in the 94th minute of the match. Jacinto Assis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. 99 minutes into the game, Xavier Marques cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Jacinto Assis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.