League Play-Off

Estadio Navalho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vítor Viegas started the match with the kick off. When Emílio Azevedo fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Navalho FC's protests and gave Emílio Azevedo a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes Navalho FC got a freekick which was hit by Emílio Azevedo. Cristiano Figueiredo made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Emílio Azevedo sent off a good shot on target. Vítor Viegas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Figueiredo having to interfere. Emílio Azevedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Cristiano Figueiredo made a huge save. In the 14thth minute of the game Vítor Viegas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guedieiros's Cristiano Figueiredo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rui Martins's late challenge caught a Navalho FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rui Martins helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Guedieiros fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! After 24 played minutes Guedieiros got a freekick which was hit by Domingos Pires. David Fonseca 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. Fábio Gueifão kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Emílio Azevedo in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cristiano Figueiredo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Navalho FC's Alexandre Brás played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Coelho in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Navalho FC's Vítor Viegas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristiano Figueiredo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Emílio Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Figueiredo having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Vítor Viegas notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Guedieiros's Cristiano Figueiredo. Cristiano Figueiredo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Navalho FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Fábio Gueifão hit a great ball. Amílcar Tavares took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alexandre Brás. Navalho FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Emílio Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Cristiano Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristiano Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emílio Azevedo in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute, David Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Vítor Viegas 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. Afonso Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Brás having to interfere. 87 minutes into the game, Cláudio Anjos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Navalho FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guedieiros the free kick. Cristiano Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Viegas in the 91st minute of play. Navalho FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Guedieiros for a fine match.