League Play-Off

Estadio Varzielas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when David Almeida made the kick off which started today's match. Rodrigo Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Sousa in the 2nd minute of the match. When Vítor Neto fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Varzielas's protests and gave Vítor Neto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th minute, one of Varzielas: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 Varzielas. David Moura shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 14th minute, Afonso Leal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the match, Varzielas's Delfim Borba broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. David Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Moura having to interfere. David Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Moura having to interfere. If José Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Varzielas defense, José Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodrigo Nunes. The Varzielas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodrigo Nunes should have stopped the shot. Alberto Neto succeeded in the game's 35th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Alexandre Setúbal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Afonso Moura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Sousa was the one to do the kick off. Afonso Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Setúbal, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. José Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ilhavo FC were furious when Eduardo Almeida was red carded, 69 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee gave Varzielas a penalty, 71 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Delfim Borba, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ilhavo FC's Afonso Moura. 1-3. Alberto Neto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rodrigo Nunes having to make a save. David Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Alexandre Setúbal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Afonso Moura having to make a save. In the 90th minute, Alexandre Setúbal 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. David Almeida struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Afonso Moura didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Varzielas. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ilhavo FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.