League Play-Off

Cabecao
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulo Silva got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Matias got free with Fernando Cunha in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gonçalo Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasco Mota in the 10th minute of the match. After having played for 13 minutes, Rui Assis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bexiga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rui Assis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Cabecao FC defense, Rui Assis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gonçalo Santos. The Cabecao FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gonçalo Santos should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Paulo Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernando Cunha was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. After 19 played minutes Bexiga got a freekick which was hit by António Vieira. Bexiga's Fernando Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Silva in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd match minute, Bexiga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by António Vieira to maneuver through the defense. After 27 minutes of play, Cabecao FC's Joaquim Andrade made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernando Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! António Vieira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonçalo Santos having to interfere. Gonçalo Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Assis in the 33rd minute of play. Carlos Matias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Fernando Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raul Moutinho during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 38 minutes into the game, one of Cabecao FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Fernando Cunha made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Carlos Matias sent off a good shot on target.

After a defensive mix-up in Cabecao FC's zone, Vasco Mota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonçalo Santos came out of the goal and Vasco Mota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Cabecao FC's Duarte Viana got a free kick in the 54th minute. After 59 played minutes Cabecao FC got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Dias. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Assis in the 61st minute of play forced Cabecao FC's goalkeeper Gonçalo Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 minutes of play, Bexiga's Vasco Mota made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gonçalo Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gonçalo Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Assis, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Bexiga's Vasco Mota nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gonçalo Santos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Carlos Matias's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fernando Cunha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. In the 90th minute of the match Nuno Brás sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fernando Cunha skillfully saved the ball. In the 95th minute, António Vieira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Cabecao FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Bexiga's performance. The match ended with a win for Bexiga.