League Play-Off

Estadio Oucidres
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jorge Neves kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, SC Oucidres's Viriato Cruz made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristiano Pinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristiano Trindade charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristiano Trindade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cristiano Trindade kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Melga's Cristiano Pinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Melga from getting a goal against them. Hugo Delgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Óscar Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristiano Pinho was a little too slow when Viriato Cruz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 2-0. SC Oucidres's Óscar Santarém played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Neves in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute Hugo Delgado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Óscar Santarém saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Santarém having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Viriato Cruz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Oucidres fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 38th minute, Jorge Neves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Óscar Santarém was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Viriato Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Pinho having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

Jorge Neves struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Óscar Santarém didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Melga. Hugo Delgado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 58 played minutes SC Oucidres got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Trindade. Jorge Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Óscar Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 68 minutes, Catarino Fernandes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Melga and the SC Oucidres players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Viriato Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the SC Oucidres 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 Viriato Cruz couldn't finish the play. Jorge Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Santarém having to interfere. Hugo Delgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Óscar Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Óscar Santarém made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugo Delgado in the 85th minute. Hugo Delgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Santarém having to interfere. Cristiano Pinho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joaquim Nascimento went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SC Oucidres fans cheered their team off the field, for while Melga had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.