League Play-Off

Estadio Mealha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of SC Mealha booed when SC Framqueira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Coimbra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jorge Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Adolfo Campos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Castro struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Adolfo Campos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Mealha. In the 14th play minute Domingos Fontes came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Adolfo Campos. 1-0. Domingos Fontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Domingos Fontess short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Adolfo Campos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Alexandre Matias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd match minute, SC Mealha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonçalo Jesus to maneuver through the defense. Abel Anjos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Moura in the 45th minute of play. André Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Abel Anjos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexandre Matias stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. André Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingos Fontes in the 57th minute of play forced SC Framqueira's goalkeeper Adolfo Campos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorge Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SC Mealha getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Jorge Castro hit a great ball. Alexandre Matias had several of the SC Mealha's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 59 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Abel Anjos as he didn't even see the shot coming. 64 minutes into the match, SC Mealha's goalkeeper Abel Anjos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by André Moura. When André Moura came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the SC Framqueira 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 André Moura couldn't finish the play. Gonçalo Jesus's late challenge caught a SC Framqueira's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gonçalo Jesus helped the player get up and apologised. Gonçalo Jesus kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute of the match Joaquim Lima shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abel Anjos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Abel Anjos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Matias, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After having played for 88 minutes, Domingos Fontes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Mealha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Domingos Fontes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 90th minute, Lucas Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Joaquim Lima came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the SC Framqueira 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 Joaquim Lima couldn't finish the play. André Moura blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abel Anjos having to make a save. SC Mealha were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SC Framqueira for a fine match.