League Play-Off

Pinzio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manuel Pinho kicked off to start the match. If Luís Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the match, Cevide FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Teixeira came free, but Gabriel Assunção reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of SC Pinzio booed when Cevide FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Viegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when António Leite got free with Gabriel Assunção in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to SC Pinzio getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. José Reis hit a great ball. Cevide FC's Gabriel Assunção proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Cevide FC from getting a goal against them. Humberto Setúbal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. David Bessa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. António Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Gabriel Assunção tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute Luís Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Assunção saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Gabriel Assunção tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. António Leite's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriel Assunção read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When António Leite came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the SC Pinzio fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that António Leite couldn't finish the play. If Cristóvão Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Humberto Setúbal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luís Teixeira 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. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cevide FC's goalkeeper Gabriel Assunção, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 69 minutes into the game, SC Pinzio's Luís Teixeira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gabriel Assunção made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Gabriel Assunção showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. If Humberto Setúbal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Humberto Setúbal might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Bessa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Humberto Setúbal ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 85th minute, Cevide FC's Manuel Pinho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Gabriel Assunção made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from António Leite in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Cristóvão Alves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Luís Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cevide FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.