League Play-Off

Estadio Serpa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Duarte Pires kicked off to start the match. In the 11th minute, Abel Antunes 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. After 12 played minutes Serpa got a freekick which was hit by Eduardo Lisboa. After a defensive mix-up in Serpa's zone, Duarte Pires stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adelino Pinho came out of the goal and Duarte Pires tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abel Antunes succeeded in the game's 16th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. In the 20th minute Abel Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adelino Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rdth minute of the game Duarte Pires who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Serpa's Adelino Pinho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Medonha's Daniel Valente got control of the ball when Artur Barbosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Artur Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Serpa's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Barbosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Valente breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Artur Barbosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Daniel Valente made a huge save. Artur Barbosa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Serpa's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Antunes came free, but Adelino Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paulo Antunes to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Serpa got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Viana. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Artur Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Serpa's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Barbosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Valente breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Medonha's Duarte Pires in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Serpa's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Paulo Antunes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniel Valente was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. If Duarte Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Duarte Pires dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Adelino Pinho, 0-2. Adelino Pinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abel Antunes in the 71st minute. A collision led to Medonha getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. José Vieira hit a great ball. Adelino Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte Pires in the 83rd minute of play. When Serpa's Artur Barbosa in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Medonha's goalie prevented a goal. Medonha's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.