League Play-Off

Estadio Sacoes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when André Santos kicked off to start the match. Rui Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Campos having to interfere. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Plisqueira's goalkeeper Sandro Matias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute André Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Campos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomás Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Sandro Matias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Santos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but António Campos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Marques in the 30th minute of play forced Plisqueira's goalkeeper Sandro Matias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandro Matias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Plisqueira getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Duarte Veiga hit a great ball. Sandro Matias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomás Branco in the 35th minute. André Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Campos having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, SC Sacoes's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Moutinho came free, but António Campos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Moutinho in the 39th minute of play forced SC Sacoes's goalkeeper António Campos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to SC Sacoes getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Jorge Queirós hit a great ball. After 44 minutes of play, Plisqueira's André Santos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. António Campos was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Plisqueira were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Marques to make the kick off. When SC Sacoes's José Marques, in the 52nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for SC Sacoes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Branco in the 54th minute of play forced Plisqueira's goalkeeper Sandro Matias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandro Matias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Marques in the 56th minute of the match. Sandro Matias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Marques in the 57th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, SC Sacoes's goal looked a bit too open when André Santos came free, but António Campos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Mendes charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Mendes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of SC Sacoes:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Plisqueira:s goal. When the match had been going on for 67 minutes, Plisqueira's Sérgio Matos got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of António Campos. Sandro Matias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Jorge Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Sacoes's António Campos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Santos in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, Cristiano Setúbal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Sacoes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Plisqueira the free kick. After 83 played minutes SC Sacoes got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Setúbal. André Santos struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. António Campos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Plisqueira. André Santos was extremely unlucky when he, in the 86th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Tomás Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomás Branco struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Sandro Matias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Sacoes. After 91 minutes, David Santos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Plisqueira and the SC Sacoes players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 91 played minutes Plisqueira got a freekick which was hit by David Santos. After 94 played minutes Plisqueira got a freekick which was hit by Joaquim Bessa. 97 minutes into the match, SC Sacoes's goalkeeper António Campos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rui Moutinho. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Plisqueira eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.