League Play-Off

Estadio Arouca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lourenço Sousa made the kick off which started today's match. Henrique Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Campos having to interfere. Hugo Nascimento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adelino Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 13th minute Lourenço Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Campos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adelino Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Nascimento having to interfere. 26 minutes into the game, Rui Matos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arouca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Sande the free kick. In the 26th minute, Rui Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adelino Pacheco took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hugo Nascimento. Hugo Nascimento dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Adelino Pacheco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nuno Dias stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Rui Vaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lourenço Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adelino Pacheco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Hugo Nascimento made a huge save. 61 minutes into the game, Rui Sá was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Sande's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arouca the free kick. Alexandre Campos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th match minute, SC Sande was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Vaz to maneuver through the defense. Alexandre Campos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lourenço Sousa in the 67th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Adelino Pacheco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugo Nascimento was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 76 minutes into the match, Arouca's goalkeeper Hugo Nascimento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adelino Pacheco. 77 minutes into the match, Arouca's goalkeeper Hugo Nascimento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adelino Pacheco. A collision led to Arouca getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. José Cunha hit a great ball. Arouca's Hugo Nascimento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Arouca from getting a goal against them. Alexandre Campos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Antunes in the 83rd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the game, Arouca's Henrique Antunes 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, 1-4. Lourenço Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Campos having to interfere. Rui Vaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Hugo Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Arouca supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SC Sande's performance. The match ended with a win for SC Sande.