League Play-Off

Estadio Espantar
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Viana took the kick off in the first half of the match. Heitor Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Tomás Pedroso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasco Pereira having to interfere. SC Espantar's Tomás Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heitor Cunha in the 10th minute of play. If Carlos Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Heitor Cunha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. SC Espantar's Tomás Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Magalhães in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heitor Cunha in the 21st minute of play forced SC Espantar's goalkeeper Tomás Pedroso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Ferreira's goalkeeper Vasco Pereira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandre Azevedo. Tomás Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Magalhães in the 31st minute of play. If Heitor Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Azevedo struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Vasco Pereira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Espantar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Viana in the 41st minute of play forced Ferreira's goalkeeper Vasco Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Heitor Cunha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Filipe Ramos was extremely unlucky when he, in the 57th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 59th minute, Carlos Magalhães left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ferreira fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Heitor Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Ferreira 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 Cunha couldn't finish the play. 65 minutes into the match, Ferreira's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Viana came free, but Vasco Pereira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Heitor Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Pedroso having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Carlos Magalhães managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ferreira's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Magalhães was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomás Pedroso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of SC Espantar booed when Ferreira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Heitor Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. SC Espantar's Alexandre Azevedo got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vasco Pereira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Viana in the 85th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Alexandre Azevedo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vasco Pereira. Ferreira's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexandre Azevedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Vasco Pereira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Viana went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. If Heitor Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Heitor Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Many of Ferreira's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ferreira may have spent more time on the ball, but SC Espantar were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.