League Play-Off

Estadio Grijo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manuel Faro got the match started through his kick off. Nuno Neves stood somewhat misplaced when Manuel Faro came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 6 minute. In the 9th minute, Rui Cardoso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Correia was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 17th minute Alexandre Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When SC Defeira's Alexandre Pacheco in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grijo FC's goalie prevented a goal. Alexandre Pacheco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Correia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. In the 37th minute Manuel Faro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Afonso Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Nuno Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Grijo FC's Manuel Faro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nuno Neves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexandre Pacheco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. SC Defeira's Nuno Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Faro in the 51st minute of play. In the 58th minute, Manuel Faro made a precise shot to the right of Nuno Neves. SC Defeira's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Nuno Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manuel Faro's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. In the 71st minute, Manuel Faro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nuno Neves was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Nuno Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Faro in the 75th minute of the match. Nuno Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Faro, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Faro in the 77th minute of play forced SC Defeira's goalkeeper Nuno Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Correia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexandre Pacheco's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Alexandre Pacheco's late challenge caught a Grijo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexandre Pacheco helped the player get up and apologised. Alexandre Pacheco hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Nuno Neves came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Grijo FC's Manuel Faro. But to his dismay, Manuel Faro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Humberto Martins hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the Grijo FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.