League Play-Off

Estadio Silvite
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lourenço Santos got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Silvite FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Lourenço Santos hit a great ball. Silvite FC's Luís Viegas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Gueifão in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Cristiano Santos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Luís Viegas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, SC Tourega's Manuel Gueifão got control of the ball when Júlio Barros tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 18 played minutes SC Tourega got a freekick which was hit by Armando Carneiro. 21 minutes into the match, Cristiano Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Viegas. Silvite FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristiano Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After a rather tough play, Silvite FC's Jorge Rocha got a free kick in the 27th minute. Luís Viegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Aguiar in the 28th minute of the match. Cristiano Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 30 minutes, Manuel Rocha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Silvite FC and the SC Tourega players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Silvite FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Manuel Rocha hit a great ball. After 32 minutes, Afonso Pinto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Silvite FC and the SC Tourega players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cristiano Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Viegas having to interfere. The supporters of Silvite FC booed when SC Tourega was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Vieira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oliveira Neves hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Júlio Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vicente Gueifão made a kick off. Júlio Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to SC Tourega getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Manuel Vieira hit a great ball. Cristiano Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. SC Tourega's Manuel Gueifão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lourenço Santos in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Lourenço Santos 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. The audience was convinced that Vicente Gueifão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Viegas was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Manuel Gueifão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lourenço Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, Vicente Gueifão 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. Júlio Barros succeeded in the game's 91st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. If Cristiano Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The SC Tourega supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SC Tourega would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.