League Play-Off

Abelhal
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miguel Viegas took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Nuno Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the SC Abelhal 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 Nuno Esteves couldn't finish the play. Raul Coelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Rui Pinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Serreleis's Raul Coelho got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Coelho in the 16th minute of play forced SC Abelhal's goalkeeper Rui Pinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Esteves might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tiago Moutinho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nuno Esteves ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 19th minute, Miguel Viegas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tiago Moutinho. The goal made the score 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Viegas in the 29th minute of play forced SC Serreleis's goalkeeper Tiago Moutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Abelhal's Rui Pinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Coelho in the 31st minute of play. Miguel Viegas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simão Vale might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rui Pinto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Simão Vale ran back to his position shaking his head. 40 minutes into the game, SC Serreleis's Raul Coelho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rui Pinto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1.

Sérgio Pereira hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. SC Serreleis's Albertino Miranda couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SC Abelhal. SC Serreleis's Tiago Moutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Reis in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute, Simão Vale got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nuno Valente during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nuno Valente kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute of the match, Simão Vale tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rui Pinto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 76 minutes of play, SC Abelhal's Miguel Viegas made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tiago Moutinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Raul Coelho took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rui Pinto. Rui Pinto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. 89 minutes into the match, SC Serreleis's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Esteves came free, but Tiago Moutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miguel Viegas struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Tiago Moutinho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Abelhal. Tiago Moutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Viegas in the 97th minute of play. Tiago Moutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Viegas in the 97th minute of the match. The SC Serreleis players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.