League Play-Off

Estadio Sande
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when André Paiva got the match started through his kick off. Alexandre Campos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Barros in the 7th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Crujeira FC's goalkeeper José Nunes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adelino Pacheco. André Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Alexandre Campos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Alexandre Campos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adelino Pacheco got free with José Nunes in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute, Adelino Pacheco 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. SC Sande's Alexandre Campos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Pereira in the 28th minute of play. Crujeira FC's José Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Dias in the 31st minute of play. Adelino Pacheco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Abel Freitas fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Sande's protests and gave Abel Freitas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th minute, Abel Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artur Teixeira charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artur Teixeira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Crujeira FC's Artur Teixeira got a free kick in the 40th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Nuno Dias made the kick off in the second half. Crujeira FC's Artur Teixeira got his second yellow card of the match in the 52nd minute. The referee ordered Artur Teixeira off the ground. After 52 played minutes Crujeira FC got a freekick which was hit by Artur Teixeira. The supporters of SC Sande booed when Crujeira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amílcar Teixeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adelino Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Nunes having to interfere. André Paiva hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Cândido Pires succeeded in the game's 61st minute to get real power on a long shot . Crujeira FC's José Nunes hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 1-0! Rui Pereira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 68 minutes into the game, Crujeira FC's Amílcar Teixeira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexandre Campos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. José Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adelino Pacheco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the game, SC Sande's Nuno Dias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Nunes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. José Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adelino Pacheco in the 82nd minute of the match. Nuno Dias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Nunes came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Sande's Adelino Pacheco. But to his dismay, Adelino Pacheco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. If Rui Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. SC Sande's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.