League Play-Off

Estadio Pouve
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Pedroso kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Paulo Santos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pouve's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Constantim the free kick. In the 3rd match minute, Pouve was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Santos to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Luís Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Constantim's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Simões was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Júlio Matias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 5 minutes into the match, SC Constantim's goalkeeper Filipe Monteiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Trindade. Duarte Paredes hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Júlio Matias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Simões in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duarte Paredes in the 15th minute of play forced Pouve's goalkeeper Júlio Matias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júlio Matias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Simões, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Pedroso during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. José Pedroso kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Filipe Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Pedroso in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Pouve's goal looked a bit too open when Armindo Delgado came free, but Júlio Matias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pouve's Vítor Machado got a free kick in the 36th minute. After 37 played minutes SC Constantim got a freekick which was hit by Luís Simões. Luís Simões struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Júlio Matias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Constantim. Armindo Delgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Matias having to interfere. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luís Simões was the one to do the kick off. José Pedroso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gabriel Trindade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Filipe Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the SC Constantim defense, Gabriel Trindade kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Filipe Monteiro. The SC Constantim fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Filipe Monteiro should have stopped the shot. Filipe Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Trindade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armindo Delgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Matias having to interfere. Júlio Matias was a little too slow when Luís Simões got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 72nd minute. The score was now 1-1. The audience was convinced that Luís Simões's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio Matias was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Armindo Delgado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Gabriel Trindade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pouve's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriel Trindade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filipe Monteiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Luís Simões's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio Matias was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Gabriel Trindade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Monteiro having to interfere. SC Constantim's Filipe Monteiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Pedroso in the 96th minute of play. 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.