League Play-Off

Estadio Vendas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristóvão Soares took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristóvão Soares in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Filipe Oliveira saved Vendas FC from getting behind. Nuno Castro struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Paulo Reis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vendas FC. Filipe Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristóvão Soares in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Lucas Assis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Louriceira's Paulo Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emílio Alves in the 18th minute of play. Henrique Santarém fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Reis having to interfere. After 29 played minutes Vendas FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Araújo. If Abel Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulo Baptista during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Louriceira's Cristóvão Soares got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th match minute, Vendas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiago Simões to maneuver through the defense. Abel Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emílio Alves hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the match, Vendas FC's goal looked a bit too open when João Pires came free, but Filipe Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filipe Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Leite in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Henrique Santarém stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nuno Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Paulo Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes in the game, Henrique Santarém dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. When Vicente Leiria fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Louriceira's protests and gave Vicente Leiria a yellow card for diving instead. Vicente Leiria hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of Louriceira:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Vendas FC:s goal. Cristóvão Soares was extremely unlucky when he, in the 83rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 89 minutes into the match, Henrique Santarém had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo Reis. Louriceira's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henrique Santarém was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Santarém in the 93rd minute of play forced Louriceira's goalkeeper Paulo Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paulo Reis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute, Lucas Assis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 99th minute, João Pires sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Vendas FC's Filipe Oliveira didn't even have to move.