League Play-Off

Faiao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Alexandre Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Filipe Garcia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rogério Valente read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Fernando Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Alexandre Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 27 minutes into the match, Fernando Ribeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexandre Reis. SC Faiao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernando Ribeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Hélder Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Rogério Valente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Carlos Brito came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the SC Meieiras 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 Carlos Brito couldn't finish the play. Filipe Garcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Rogério Valente made a huge save. When Daniel Nogueira fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Meieiras's protests and gave Daniel Nogueira a yellow card for diving instead. After 44 played minutes SC Meieiras got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Nogueira.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hélder Fontes to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Filipe Garcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rogério Valente was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. 56 minutes into the match, SC Meieiras's goal looked a bit too open when Hélder Fontes came free, but Rogério Valente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rogério Valente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Garcia in the 58th minute of the match. Carlos Brito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexandre Reis having to make a save. SC Faiao's Alexandre Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Ribeiro in the 64th minute of play. Filipe Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogério Valente having to interfere. In the 71stth minute of the game Filipe Garcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Meieiras's Rogério Valente was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute, Hélder Fontes 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. 75 minutes into the game, José Marques was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Faiao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Meieiras the free kick. In the 75th minute, José Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 77 minutes into the game, SC Meieiras's Carlos Brito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexandre Reis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The supporters of SC Faiao booed when SC Meieiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vítor Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Filipe Garcia 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. Rogério Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Hélder Fontes 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. Heitor Esteves hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SC Meieiras walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.