League Play-Off

Estadio Murganhal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cândido Matias started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Cristiano Araújo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Murganhal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Urraca the free kick. A collision led to SC Murganhal getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Cristiano Araújo hit a great ball. If Rui Trindade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rui Trindade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xavier Moutinho in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlos Branco saved SC Murganhal from getting behind. After 9 played minutes Urraca got a freekick which was hit by Rui Trindade. When Rui Trindade fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Urraca's protests and gave Rui Trindade a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th match minute, Urraca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Trindade to maneuver through the defense. Cândido Matias struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Jorge Coelho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Murganhal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cândido Matias in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Coelho saved Urraca from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, José Bessa managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Murganhal's supporters rose to their feet, but José Bessa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Coelho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th minute, Urraca's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cândido Matias fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Cândido Matias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the match, SC Murganhal's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Trindade came free, but Carlos Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rui Trindade in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlos Branco saved SC Murganhal from getting behind. After a rather tough play, SC Murganhal's Sebastião Cardoso got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Xavier Moutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Carlos Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rui Trindade stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rui Trindade in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Carlos Branco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cristóvão Aleixo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Bessa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Jorge Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cristóvão Aleixo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If José Bessa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute José Bessa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Coelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to SC Murganhal getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Cristóvão Aleixo hit a great ball. Emanuel Queirós, 81 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. When Filipe Luz fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Urraca's protests and gave Filipe Luz a yellow card for diving instead. 85 minutes into the match, José Bessa notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Urraca's Jorge Coelho. Jorge Coelho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. José Bessa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Coelho having to interfere. If Xavier Moutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.