League Play-Off

Estadio do Bessa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vítor Bentes kicked off to start the match. Edgar Laureano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Vaz in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Eduardo Antunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 11 played minutes Lokomotiva- Axantrazada got a freekick which was hit by Renato Vieira. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerónimo Nascimento in the 15th minute of play forced SC Ataide's goalkeeper Luís Coimbra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerónimo Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jerónimo Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Luís Coimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the game, Jerónimo Nascimento lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Luís Coimbra. Diogo Almeida's late challenge caught a Lokomotiva- Axantrazada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diogo Almeida helped the player get up and apologised. Diogo Almeida hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Benedito Bernardes hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. When SC Ataide's Filipe Vaz in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lokomotiva- Axantrazada's goalie prevented a goal. Luís Coimbra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Leitão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 48 minutes into the match, SC Ataide's goal looked a bit too open when Jerónimo Nascimento came free, but Luís Coimbra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Filipe Vaz made a kick off. Filipe Vaz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Edgar Laureano made a huge save. In the 55th minute, Filipe Vaz fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Edgar Laureano, passed just outside the right post. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Mariano Andrade sped through Lokomotiva- Axantrazada's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edgar Laureano. 59 minutes into the match, Nicolas Leitão notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of SC Ataide's Luís Coimbra. Luís Coimbra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ricardo Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Vítor Bentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Coimbra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerónimo Nascimento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Coimbra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Bentes in the 81st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vítor Bentes in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Coimbra saved SC Ataide from getting behind. After 89 played minutes Lokomotiva- Axantrazada got a freekick which was hit by Adélio Mafra. In the 93rd minute, Filipe Vaz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgar Laureano was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Luís Coimbra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerónimo Nascimento in the 96th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the Lokomotiva- Axantrazada players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.