League Play-Off

Estádio Fructal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valdo Branco took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lauro Prado hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Bernardinho da Rocha's late challenge caught a A.D. Maragatos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardinho da Rocha helped the player get up and apologised. After 10 played minutes Fructal AD got a freekick which was hit by Bernardinho da Rocha. Sugar Bab recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 19 minutes into the match, Fructal AD's goal looked a bit too open when Sugar Bab came free, but Gino Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sugar Bab fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gino Lopez having to interfere. Gino Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdo Branco in the 25th minute of the match. In the 28th match minute, A.D. Maragatos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilson Baptista to maneuver through the defense. Guto Marques's late challenge caught a Fructal AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guto Marques helped the player get up and apologised. After 32 played minutes A.D. Maragatos got a freekick which was hit by Guto Marques. Guto Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Fructal AD's Jeremias Monteiro broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A.D. Maragatos's Eliézer Zanette played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Pereira in the 45th minute of play. Bernardinho da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Eliézer Zanette tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After 53 minutes of play, Fructal AD's Serafim Pereira made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eliézer Zanette was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sugar Bab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gino Lopez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sugar Bab in the 61st minute. Bernardinho da Rocha hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, A.D. Maragatos's Adriano Barral got a free kick in the 65th minute. Fructal AD's Gustavo Penha got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lauro Prado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliézer Zanette having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Lauro Prado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gino Lopez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Tadeu Paraense. Fructal AD's Gino Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdo Branco in the 80th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Adriano Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fructal AD's Jeremias Monteiro couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for A.D. Maragatos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdo Branco in the 96th minute of play forced Fructal AD's goalkeeper Gino Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the A.D. Maragatos players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Fructal AD.