League Play-Off

Estadio Meiral
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Mário Silva received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. André Branco came out and tried to block the shot, but Mário Silva slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Meiral's goalkeeper David Aleixo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 11 played minutes Codixeira got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Abreu. Mário Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Branco having to interfere. Meiral's Manuel Moniz got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. David Aleixo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Henriques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Codixeira's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. David Carvalho was slow to take the kick. During this time Meiral's players had a chance to rest. David Carvalho made a great header on Meiral's corner, it was just that Codixeira's André Branco managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 31st minute, António Borges left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Codixeira fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. David Aleixo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from António Borges in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Meiral's Paulo Nascimento got a free kick in the 35th minute. David Aleixo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from António Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Henriques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Aleixo having to interfere. António Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Aleixo having to interfere. 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 wind increased when António Borges made the kick off in the second half. If António Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. António Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Henriques struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. David Aleixo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Codixeira. In the last second David Aleixo throw himself and got hold of the ball when António Borges in the 71stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 72nd minute, one of Codixeira:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Codixeira. In the 86thth minute of the game Manuel Moniz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Codixeira's André Branco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manuel Moniz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without André Branco having to make a save. Daniel Henriquess short, quick shot in the 92ndth minute got David Aleixo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mário Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Meiral fans cheered their team off the field, for while Codixeira had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.