League Play-Off

Estadio Seirraos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Seirraos FC's Gustavo Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Magalhães in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Francisco Cabral 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. 10 minutes into the game, Joaquim Assis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Seirraos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maxiaes FC the free kick. A collision led to Seirraos FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Joaquim Assis hit a great ball. Francisco Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gustavo Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Pinheiro, 22 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Mariano Henriques managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seirraos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Henriques was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno Gonçalves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. José Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Mariano Henriques struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Nuno Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seirraos FC. Gustavo Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Cabral in the 33rd minute of play. When Maxiaes FC's Francisco Cabral in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Seirraos FC's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hugo Mota during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st minute, Hugo Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Cabral in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gustavo Brito saved Seirraos FC from getting behind. 44 minutes into the match, Francisco Cabral notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Seirraos FC's Gustavo Brito. Gustavo Brito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Henriques to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Henriques in the 51st minute of play forced Maxiaes FC's goalkeeper Nuno Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francisco Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Brito having to interfere. Mariano Henriques struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Nuno Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seirraos FC. After 64 played minutes Maxiaes FC got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Magalhães. Nuno Gonçalves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mariano Henriques went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Henriques in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nuno Gonçalves saved Maxiaes FC from getting behind. In the 70th minute, Seirraos FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Gabriel Nascimento fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 78 minutes into the match, Seirraos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Cabral came free, but Gustavo Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco Cabral might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gustavo Brito. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francisco Cabral ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 85th minute, Mariano Henriques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, Seirraos FC's goalkeeper Gustavo Brito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Nascimento. If Daniel Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maxiaes FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Seirraos FC to leave the ground with a draw.