League Play-Off

Pedrosa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute, Lourenço Morais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Joaquim Amaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jorge Henriques came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the SC Pedrosa 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 Jorge Henriques couldn't finish the play. If Jorge Henriques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Manuel Neves charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manuel Neves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cândido Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Amaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in SC Pedrosa's zone, Lourenço Morais stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Marques came out of the goal and Lourenço Morais tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Júlio Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Hugo Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, SC Pedrosa's José Pacheco got a free kick in the 31st minute. SC Bemfeita's Amadeu Leiria couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SC Pedrosa. Hugo Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Luz in the 34th minute of the match. Joaquim Amaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cândido Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, SC Pedrosa's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Luz came free, but Hugo Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Pedrosa's Francisco Ferreira suffered a concussion after 44 minutes and had to leave the field. When Sebastião Tavares fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Bemfeita's protests and gave Sebastião Tavares a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, SC Bemfeita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastião Tavares to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Júlio Luz to make the kick off. Júlio Luz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Marques read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Fernando Monteiro's late challenge caught a SC Bemfeita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernando Monteiro helped the player get up and apologised. 57 minutes into the match, SC Pedrosa's goalkeeper Hugo Marques had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lourenço Morais. Jorge Henriques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jorge Henriques came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the SC Pedrosa 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 Jorge Henriques couldn't finish the play. In the 63rd match minute, SC Pedrosa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. Amadeu Leiria was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 64th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 66th minute, Adolfo Faro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amadeu Leiria was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 67th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Henriques in the 72nd minute of play forced SC Bemfeita's goalkeeper Cândido Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jorge Henriques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cândido Azevedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jorge Henriques went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Júlio Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hugo Marques stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lourenço Morais's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. SC Pedrosa's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.