League Play-Off

Esgueira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Hélder Magalhães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Afonso Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to SC Argomil getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Daniel Fernandes hit a great ball. Esgueira FC's Hélder Magalhães got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Augusto Jesus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Álvaro Porto was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Álvaro Porto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Jesus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 30 minutes, Augusto Jesus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Argomil's supporters crossed their fingers, but Augusto Jesus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With an all-out effort, Esgueira FC's Afonso Barros threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hélder Magalhães, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 44th minute, Augusto Jesus 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. In the 45th match minute, Esgueira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Araújo to maneuver through the defense.

52 minutes into the game, Bernardo Brás was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Esgueira FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Argomil the free kick. Bernardo Brás hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 53rd minute, Augusto Jesus 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. When Hélder Magalhães came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Esgueira FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hélder Magalhães couldn't finish the play. Adolfo Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Afonso Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Mota in the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Augusto Jesus was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Argomil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esgueira FC the free kick. In the 65th minute, Augusto Jesus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute Augusto Jesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Porto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Afonso Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 92nd minute of the match David Trindade sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Álvaro Porto skillfully saved the ball. Duarte Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Porto having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Duarte Nascimento fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Argomil eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.