League Play-Off

Estadio Chancelaria
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Albertino Melo made the kick off which started today's match. When Cristiano Lopes fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chancelaria FC's protests and gave Cristiano Lopes a yellow card for diving instead. The audience was convinced that Miguel Assis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristóvão Valente was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. After having played for 11 minutes, Albertino Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Bajouca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albertino Melo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 14 minutes into the match, SC Bajouca's goalkeeper Manuel Nunes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sandro Cardoso. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sandro Cardoso got free with Manuel Nunes in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The SC Bajouca fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when SC Bajouca's Miguel Assis 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. After 28 played minutes Chancelaria FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Lopes. Augusto Viegas hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute Albertino Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristóvão Valente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Fábio Pinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Bajouca's goalkeeper Manuel Nunes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Chancelaria FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SC Bajouca were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Catarino Cabral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Miguel Assis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th minute, Sandro Cardoso made a precise shot to the right of Manuel Nunes. SC Bajouca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Chancelaria FC's Cristóvão Valente proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Chancelaria FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albertino Melo in the 72nd minute of play forced Chancelaria FC's goalkeeper Cristóvão Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albertino Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristóvão Valente having to interfere. If Albertino Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 76 played minutes Chancelaria FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Lopes. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Bajouca's Albertino Melo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cristóvão Valente. That made the score 1-3 after 79 minutes of play. Manuel Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Catarino Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Miguel Assis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cristóvão Valente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albertino Melo in the 91st minute of the match. Heitor Pinho's late challenge caught a Chancelaria FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Heitor Pinho helped the player get up and apologised. After 94 played minutes SC Bajouca got a freekick which was hit by Heitor Pinho. Catarino Cabral scored 2-3 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manuel Nunes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match was over SC Bajouca could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Chancelaria FC throughout the match.