League Play-Off

Grada
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pedrais FC's Xavier Paiva started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Manuel Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delfim Correia in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute, Rodrigo Ramos 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. João Viana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Paredes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Manuel Leite made a huge save. Vítor Guarda kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th match minute, Grada FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Paredes to maneuver through the defense. Oliveira Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Rodrigo Ramos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pedrais FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, José Paredes notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Pedrais FC's Manuel Leite. Manuel Leite was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Paiva in the 23rd minute of play forced Grada FC's goalkeeper Oliveira Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xavier Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Sebastião Bessa fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grada FC's protests and gave Sebastião Bessa a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Pedrais FC booed when Grada FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastião Bessa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vítor Guarda charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vítor Guarda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd match minute, Pedrais FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Guarda to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodrigo Ramos in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oliveira Melo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Oliveira Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedrais FC's Rodrigo Ramos got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigo Ramos got free with Oliveira Melo in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xavier Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Oliveira Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Augusto Nogueira during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 68th match minute, Grada FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Grada FC's zone, Vicente Monteiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oliveira Melo came out of the goal and Vicente Monteiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. José Paredes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Leite having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Pedrais FC's goal looked a bit too open when João Viana came free, but Manuel Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Viana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Manuel Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, José Paredes made a precise shot to the right of Manuel Leite. Pedrais FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 3-1 became the score in the 91st minute when José Paredes elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 95th minute, José Paredes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Leite was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Pedrais FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.