League Play-Off

Estadio Outinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nuno Oliveira took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Outinho getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Emílio Domingues hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Raul Assunção had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. 8 minutes into the game, Luís Marques was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cerdeira FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Outinho the free kick. In the 9th minute, Luís Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, Cerdeira FC's goalkeeper Rui Bessa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristóvão Gomes. Rui Bessa made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Cristóvão Gomes sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Outinho booed when Cerdeira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Valente didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vítor Veiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Dias having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Outinho's zone, Vítor Veiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miguel Dias came out of the goal and Vítor Veiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 26 minutes, Nuno Oliveira made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Outinho's Miguel Dias tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Vítor Veiga came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Cerdeira FC 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 Vítor Veiga couldn't finish the play. After 31 minutes, Ricardo Guarda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Outinho and the Cerdeira FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Outinho's Ricardo Guarda got a free kick in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the match, Cerdeira FC's Luís Marques broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristóvão Macedo during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 35th minute, Cristóvão Macedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Vítor Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristóvão Gomes to make the kick off. Miguel Dias made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Vítor Veiga sent off a good shot on target. Miguel Dias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vítor Veiga in the 58th minute. Nuno Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Dias having to interfere. Outinho's defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Nuno Oliveira scored to the left of an out of position Miguel Dias, making the score, 0-2. Rui Bessa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristóvão Gomes in the 68th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cerdeira FC's zone, Afonso Alves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rui Bessa came out of the goal and Afonso Alves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luís Marques hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the game, Vítor Veiga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Miguel Dias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vítor Veiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Dias having to interfere. Vítor Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Miguel Dias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 92 played minutes Outinho got a freekick which was hit by Emílio Domingues. After having played for 94 minutes, Cristóvão Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Outinho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristóvão Gomes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cerdeira FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.