League Play-Off

Estadio Formigais
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) If Hélder Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Esgueira FC's Rodrigo Oliveira got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carlos Vaz hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. If Hélder Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Adolfo Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Álvaro Porto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Álvaro Porto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Joaquim Cardoso's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Álvaro Porto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hélder Magalhães in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diogo Torres saved SC Formigais from getting behind. Diogo Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquim Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Álvaro Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afonso Guarda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Porto having to interfere. If Afonso Guarda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fernando Leal charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernando Leal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd minute, Fernando Leal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Vaz hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Hélder Magalhães's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diogo Torres was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. SC Formigais's Diogo Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélder Magalhães in the 48th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joaquim Cardoso to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Adolfo Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esgueira FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Adolfo Mota was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Torres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hélder Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Torres having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Hélder Magalhães fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Diogo Torres, passed just outside the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Hélder Magalhães managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esgueira FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hélder Magalhães was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Torres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in SC Formigais's zone, Adolfo Mota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diogo Torres came out of the goal and Adolfo Mota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th match minute, SC Formigais was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Vaz to maneuver through the defense. Esgueira FC's Diogo Antunes couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SC Formigais. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Magalhães in the 78th minute of play forced SC Formigais's goalkeeper Diogo Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 played minutes SC Formigais got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Melo. Adolfo Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Torres having to interfere. Adolfo Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Torres having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.