League Play-Off

Estádio Freixal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th match minute, MuralhaFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvério Tepedino to maneuver through the defense. MuralhaFC's Pedrinho de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Tepedino in the 5th minute of play. João Carlos Quintal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Elivélton Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 9 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mauriti SS! João Carlos Quintal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elivélton Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Carlos Quintal's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Fernando Tepedino notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of MuralhaFC's Pedrinho de Salles. Pedrinho de Salles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 21 minutes, João Carlos Quintal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MuralhaFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Carlos Quintal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. MuralhaFC's Pedrinho de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Tepedino in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Tepedino in the 33rd minute of play forced MuralhaFC's goalkeeper Pedrinho de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, MuralhaFC's João Carlos Quintal dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. MuralhaFC's Pedrinho de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Galvão in the 38th minute of play. In the 44th minute Silvério Tepedino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elivélton Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedrinho de Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Tepedino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Carlos Quintal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elivélton Saldanha having to make a save. With an all-out effort, MuralhaFC's Elivélton Saldanha threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from João Carlos Quintal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when João Carlos Quintal made the kick off in the second half. When João Carlos Quintal came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the MuralhaFC 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 João Carlos Quintal couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Galvão in the 55th minute of play forced MuralhaFC's goalkeeper Pedrinho de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elivélton Saldanha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Carlos Quintal went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. When MuralhaFC's João Carlos Quintal in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mauriti SS's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that João Carlos Quintal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elivélton Saldanha was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. João Carlos Quintal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elivélton Saldanha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. MuralhaFC's Pedrinho de Salles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save MuralhaFC from getting a goal against them. Bruno Esteves charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bruno Esteves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bruno Esteves hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. João Carlos Quintal struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Elivélton Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MuralhaFC. In the 84th minute, João Carlos Quintal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elivélton Saldanha was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. Fernando Tepedino kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After 90 played minutes Mauriti SS got a freekick which was hit by Nico Matorin. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Bruno Esteves managed to get in a good position for a shot. MuralhaFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruno Esteves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elivélton Saldanha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Elivélton Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvério Tepedino in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th minute of the match Eugênio Leão shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elivélton Saldanha showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Mauriti SS getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Tomás Linhares hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the MuralhaFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.