League Play-Off

Estádio Sandovalina
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pacencia's Rafinha Guedes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute of the match José Carlos Medeiros shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Afonso Pimenta showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Sandovalina booed when Pacencia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano Netto didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Cristiano Meireles fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pacencia's protests and gave Cristiano Meireles a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th minute, one of Pacencia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pacencia. In the 19th minute, Guilherme Saldanha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pacencia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a rather tough play, Pacencia's Francisco Toledo got a free kick in the 22nd minute. If Rafinha Guedes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th match minute, Sandovalina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willian Tasso to maneuver through the defense. Afonso Pimenta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guilherme Saldanha in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Guilherme Saldanha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afonso Pimenta was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. If Guilherme Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Willian Tasso's late challenge caught a Pacencia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Willian Tasso helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st match minute, Sandovalina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabino Moura to maneuver through the defense. If João Augusto Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when João Augusto Pinheiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Cipriano Netto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute, Rafinha Guedes fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Afonso Pimenta, passed just outside the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rafinha Guedes in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Afonso Pimenta saved Sandovalina from getting behind. A collision led to Pacencia getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Cipriano Netto hit a great ball. In the 64thth minute of the game Rafinha Guedes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sandovalina's Afonso Pimenta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rafinha Guedes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Afonso Pimenta having to make a save. 67 minutes into the game, Eliseu Barros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pacencia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sandovalina the free kick. The supporters of Sandovalina booed when Pacencia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseu Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afonso Pimenta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafinha Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afonso Pimenta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Netto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 74 minutes, Rafinha Guedes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pacencia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafinha Guedes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eliseu Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Pimenta having to interfere. Eliseu Barros got his second yellow card in the match during the 81st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Eliseu Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. The Sandovalina fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pacencia were clearly better and deserved to take the win.