League Play-Off

Abraa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José Barbosa took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Carlos Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joaquim Santarém sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Santarém fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Fontes having to interfere. The Bugalhao fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when Bugalhao's Joaquim Guerreiro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Joaquim Santarém recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joaquim Guerreiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. José Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Joaquim Santarém's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Fontes was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Guerreiro in the 32nd minute of play forced SC Abraa's goalkeeper José Fontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Bugalhao were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joaquim Guerreiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 57 played minutes SC Abraa got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Fonseca. José Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Bugalhao's Vítor Morais got a free kick in the 68th minute. José Fontes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joaquim Santarém showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 72 minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Joaquim Santarém had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Fontes. SC Abraa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquim Santarém was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 1-3 became the score in the 82nd minute when Carlos Cardoso elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Heitor Sousa during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 86 minutes into the game, one of SC Abraa:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 88th minute there was a penalty for Bugalhao. Sebastião Matias stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving José Fontes. 1-4. 94 minutes into the match, José Barbosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacinto Antunes. Bugalhao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Barbosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Bugalhao's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.