League Play-Off

Estadio Arraiolos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rui Moreira kicked off to start the match. Vicente Queirós who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Nuno Campos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tiago Pacheco struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Miguel Henriques didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sentinela. Rui Moreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Miguel Henriques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miguel Henriques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Moreira in the 17th minute of play. After 21 played minutes Sentinela got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Amorim. SC Arraiolos's Delfim Tavares couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sentinela. Delfim Tavares, 31 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If João Porto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Arraiolos's Vicente Queirós got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Vicente Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Porto to make the kick off. Rui Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Henriques having to interfere. After a rather tough play, SC Arraiolos's Álvaro Guarda got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Sentinela were furious when Jorge Miranda was red carded, 58 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 57 minutes into the game, one of Sentinela:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 60th minute there was a penalty for SC Arraiolos. Delfim Tavares stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nuno Campos. 3-0. Tiago Pacheco might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miguel Henriques. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tiago Pacheco ran back to his position shaking his head. Vicente Queirós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, SC Arraiolos's Miguel Henriques got control of the ball when Tiago Pacheco tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 70th play minute Tiago Pacheco came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Miguel Henriques. 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Álvaro Guarda during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanks to some nice moves Tiago Pacheco could shoot a difficult shot in the 85th minute, which Miguel Henriques however easily saved by the left post. In the 87th minute, João Porto 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. Sentinela's Nuno Campos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Queirós in the 99th minute of play. Sentinela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.