League Play-Off

Estadio Montemuro
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. Gil Santos started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Sarnadinha FC's zone, Pedro Gaspar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Esteves came out of the goal and Pedro Gaspar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Montemuro FC booed when Sarnadinha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Óscar Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gil Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gil Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sarnadinha FC booed when Montemuro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gil Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 23 minutes into the game, Gonçalo Guarda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sarnadinha FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Montemuro FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sarnadinha FC's Gonçalo Guarda got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Gil Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Carlos Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gil Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Gaspar in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Carlos Esteves, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Pedro Gaspar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Carlos Esteves skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gil Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Paulo Ferro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sarnadinha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Ferro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Aguiar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vítor Gaspar scored 0-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristiano Aguiar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 46 minutes into the match, Sarnadinha FC's goalkeeper Carlos Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Gaspar. In the 47th minute Gil Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Vítor Gaspar made the kick off in the second half. Montemuro FC's Cristiano Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Gaspar in the 76th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Gonçalo Guarda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the game, Fernando Leite was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sarnadinha FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Montemuro FC the free kick. In the 84th match minute, Sarnadinha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Leite to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the match, Gil Santos notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Sarnadinha FC's Carlos Esteves. Carlos Esteves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carlos Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Gaspar in the 91st minute of play. Pedro Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Esteves having to interfere.