League Play-Off

Estadio Bugalho
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hélder Matias started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. SC Bugalho's Joaquim Porto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Gomes in the 2nd minute of play. In the 6th match minute, SC Bugalho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Antunes to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute of the match Jorge Neto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joaquim Porto skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Hélder Matias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Santarém was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Pedro Correia's late challenge caught a SC Taboa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Correia helped the player get up and apologised. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Adolfo Matos sped through SC Bugalho's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Joaquim Porto. Hélder Matias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Joaquim Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Hélder Matias took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Joaquim Santarém to make any attempt to save it. Joaquim Santarém made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Óscar Resende sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Gomes in the 30th minute of play forced SC Bugalho's goalkeeper Joaquim Porto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Bugalho's Hélder Matias got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 37th match minute, SC Taboa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrique Correia to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in SC Taboa's zone, Óscar Resende stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquim Santarém came out of the goal and Óscar Resende tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in SC Bugalho's zone, Jorge Gomes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquim Porto came out of the goal and Jorge Gomes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adolfo Matos in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquim Porto saved SC Bugalho from getting behind. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adolfo Matos was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in SC Taboa's zone, Pedro Correia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquim Santarém came out of the goal and Pedro Correia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 58th minute, Óscar Resende made a precise shot to the right of Joaquim Santarém. SC Taboa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After 62 played minutes SC Bugalho got a freekick which was hit by Hélder Matias. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Taboa! Jorge Neto, 71 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Hélder Matias took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joaquim Santarém. Joaquim Santarém dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. A collision led to SC Taboa getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Adolfo Matos hit a great ball. In the 79th minute, Abel Delgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th match minute, SC Bugalho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Correia to maneuver through the defense. Adolfo Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Joaquim Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Mendes hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the SC Taboa players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SC Bugalho.