League Play-Off

Estadio Morrilhoes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Eusébio Nunes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Eusébio Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Óscar Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. António Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Luís Monteiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afonso Leiria was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 20th match minute, SC Pilado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Catarino Ferro to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute, Eusébio Nunes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Afonso Leiria. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 28th minute of the match Álvaro Pinho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but António Alves showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Nunes in the 31st minute of play forced SC Pilado's goalkeeper Afonso Leiria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afonso Leiria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Nunes in the 31st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tiago Gomes in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg António Alves saved Morrilhoes FC from getting behind. After 39 minutes, Gil Assunção mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Morrilhoes FC and the SC Pilado players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gil Assunção kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 45th match minute, Morrilhoes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gil Assunção to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, SC Pilado's Álvaro Pinho tried to score from far away in the 46th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Morrilhoes FC's Eusébio Carvalho got a free kick in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tiago Gomes made a kick off. Tiago Gomes might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over António Alves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tiago Gomes ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Tiago Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Pilado's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiago Gomes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. António Alves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tiago Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. António Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Pilado's Tiago Gomes got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Morrilhoes FC's Albertino Neves seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Albertino Neves the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Morrilhoes FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Albertino Neves had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Morrilhoes FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 64th minute. Penalty! In the 66th minute, the referee gave SC Pilado a penalty. Álvaro Pinho looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for António Alves. SC Pilado's Tiago Gomes got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 76th minute, Duarte Barros 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. When Morrilhoes FC's Luís Monteiro in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Pilado's goalie prevented a goal. 82 minutes into the game, Tiago Gomes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of António Alves. Tiago Gomes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. SC Pilado's Tiago Gomes got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The SC Pilado players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.