League Play-Off

Estadio Bagaco
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernando Gomes started the match with the kick off. João Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Adolfo Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, SC Bagaco's Cristiano Almeida sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adolfo Freitas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 5th match minute, Plisqueira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Ferro to maneuver through the defense. Adolfo Freitas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Almeida in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute Fernando Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Delgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Delgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Gomes, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Nuno Delgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Barros in the 15th minute of play. Hélder Pedroso kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Nuno Delgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Dantas in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21stth minute of the game Fernando Gomes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Bagaco's Nuno Delgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SC Bagaco's Nuno Delgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Barros in the 28th minute of play. If Fernando Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute Fernando Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Delgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Delgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Gomes in the 32nd minute of the match. Nuno Delgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Barros in the 37th minute of play forced SC Bagaco's goalkeeper Nuno Delgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Fernando Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Adolfo Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adolfo Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélder Pedroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Plisqueira FC's Adolfo Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Machado in the 45th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when João Machado made the kick off in the second half. Fernando Gomes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 53 minutes, Pedro Carneiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Bagaco and the Plisqueira FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th match minute, SC Bagaco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Carneiro to maneuver through the defense. Fernando Gomes 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. In the 60th minute, Cristiano Almeida got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Plisqueira FC's Fernando Gomes got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 65 minutes of play, Plisqueira FC's Fernando Barros made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nuno Delgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! David Pereira's late challenge caught a SC Bagaco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Pereira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute, David Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Filipe Assis notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Plisqueira FC's Adolfo Freitas. Adolfo Freitas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Gomes in the 80th minute of play forced SC Bagaco's goalkeeper Nuno Delgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Plisqueira FC's goalkeeper Adolfo Freitas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fernando Barros struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Nuno Delgado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Plisqueira FC. SC Bagaco's Nuno Delgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Gomes in the 87th minute of play. Fernando Barros struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Nuno Delgado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Plisqueira FC. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.