League Play-Off

Estadio Franca
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maximiliano Mendiko took the kick off in the first half of the match. SC Bispo's Arnoldo Noe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Mendiko in the 3rd minute of play. Matias Camargo kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. If António Esparteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the match, Bruno FC's Maximiliano Mendiko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnoldo Noe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aristides Rebelo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Bruno FC's António Esparteiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnoldo Noe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Mariano Neto sped through Bruno FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aristides Rebelo. Valentim Avelar charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentim Avelar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 24 played minutes Bruno FC got a freekick which was hit by Afonso Palmeira. 27 minutes into the match, Bruno FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeu lacerda came free, but Aristides Rebelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Abílio Quirino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bruno FC's goalkeeper Aristides Rebelo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Themos Okkas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnoldo Noe was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

In the 53rd minute, Mariano Neto made a precise shot to the right of Aristides Rebelo. Bruno FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. António Esparteiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Neto in the 61st minute of play forced Bruno FC's goalkeeper Aristides Rebelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amadeu lacerda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Martinho Damásio hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute, Mariano Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnoldo Noe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from António Esparteiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mariano Neto was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes had been played. In the 78th match minute, SC Bispo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Neto to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Castel in the 80th minute of play forced Bruno FC's goalkeeper Aristides Rebelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Amadeu lacerda got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aristides Rebelo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Matias Camargo put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Aristides Rebelo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximiliano Mendiko got free with Arnoldo Noe in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SC Bispo's Arnoldo Noe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by António Esparteiro in the 89th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matias Camargo during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 97 played minutes SC Bispo got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Soares. The Bruno FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented SC Bispo from taking control. The game ends in a draw.