League Play-Off

Comporta
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amílcar Silva got the match started through his kick off. Amílcar Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. António Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Humberto Leão fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Barroco's protests and gave Humberto Leão a yellow card for diving instead. 9 minutes into the match, SC Barroco's goalkeeper Diogo Ferro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adolfo Coimbra. In the 11th minute, Adolfo Coimbra 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílcar Silva in the 14th minute of play forced Comporta's goalkeeper António Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Adolfo Coimbra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Basílio Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Diogo Ferro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diogo Ferro was a little too slow when Basílio Cabral got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-0. When Amílcar Silva came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the SC Barroco 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 Amílcar Silva couldn't finish the play. Adolfo Coimbras short, quick shot in the 29thth minute got Diogo Ferro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 30th play minutes Basílio Cabral shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Diogo Ferro and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 39th minute, Humberto Leão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Basílio Cabral received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Diogo Ferro came out and tried to block the shot, but Basílio Cabral slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 42nd minute. SC Barroco's Fábio Pinheiro got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Coimbra in the 53rd minute of play forced SC Barroco's goalkeeper Diogo Ferro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. António Fonseca made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Fábio Pinheiro sent off a good shot on target. In the 61st minute Adolfo Coimbra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo Ferro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, SC Barroco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Leão to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amílcar Silva during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amílcar Silva hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. If Basílio Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Basílio Cabral's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diogo Ferro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, SC Barroco's goal looked a bit too open when Basílio Cabral came free, but Diogo Ferro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diogo Ferro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Coimbra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th match minute, SC Barroco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Moniz to maneuver through the defense. After 70th play minutes Basílio Cabral shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Diogo Ferro and just under the crossbar into goal. A collision led to Comporta getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Sérgio Borges hit a great ball. António Fonseca made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Fábio Pinheiro sent off a good shot on target. 87 minutes into the match, Basílio Cabral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Diogo Ferro. SC Barroco's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Basílio Cabral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Comporta were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SC Barroco for a fine match.