League Play-Off

Burguete
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rui Leal started the match with the kick off. Nuno Nogueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaime Cabral in the 11th minute. Nuno Nogueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaime Cabral in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Leal in the 15th minute of play forced Cortegaca FC's goalkeeper Nuno Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Jaime Cabral managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Burguete's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Cabral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno Nogueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jacinto Cunha charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacinto Cunha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st minute, Jacinto Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Afonso Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diogo Coelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso Abreu in the 30th minute of the match. Afonso Abreu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Diogo Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Nogueira having to interfere. Rui Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Nuno Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 48 played minutes, Cortegaca FC's Marco Cabral shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Diogo Coelho came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cortegaca FC reached it. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eduardo Gomes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, SC Burguete's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Gomes came free, but Diogo Coelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afonso Abreu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Diogo Coelho skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When SC Burguete's Jaime Cabral in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cortegaca FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 58th minute, Afonso Abreu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diogo Coelho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Cândido Matos hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, SC Burguete's Rui Leal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nuno Nogueira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th minute, Cortegaca FC's Eduardo Gomes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Nuno Nogueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Eduardo Gomes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Diogo Coelho having to make a save. Daniel Miranda hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 76th minute by Eduardo Gomes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Duarte Dantas fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Burguete's protests and gave Duarte Dantas a yellow card for diving instead. Duarte Dantas hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Eduardo Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cortegaca FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eduardo Gomes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Coelho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 87 played minutes Cortegaca FC's Afonso Abreu stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Diogo Coelho stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing SC Burguete of the goal. 96 minutes into the game, SC Burguete's Jaime Cabral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nuno Nogueira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The SC Burguete supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Cortegaca FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Cortegaca FC.