League Play-Off

Estadio Cobertinha
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. Miguel Nascimento started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Miguel Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emílio Morais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 4 minutes, Vítor Pedroso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Adopisco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vítor Pedroso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Miguel Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Emílio Morais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Vítor Pedroso 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. After having played for 22 minutes, André Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cobertinha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Viriato Pacheco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If André Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41stth minute of the game André Viana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Adopisco's Óscar Henriques was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 43 minutes, Pedro Simões mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cobertinha FC and the Adopisco players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pedro Simões hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Cobertinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Nascimento came free, but Emílio Morais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Pedro Simões was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 47 minutes had been played. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of Cobertinha FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Adopisco:s goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viriato Pacheco to make the kick off. After having played for 57 minutes, Viriato Pacheco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cobertinha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Viriato Pacheco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Adopisco's zone, Fábio Setúbal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Óscar Henriques came out of the goal and Fábio Setúbal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vítor Pedroso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vítor Pedroso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the game, Adopisco's Vítor Pedroso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emílio Morais made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After 79 played minutes Miguel Nascimento rounded Cobertinha FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. Marco Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Henriques having to interfere. Emílio Morais didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vítor Pedroso went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Viriato Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Henriques having to interfere. Miguel Nascimento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vítor Pedroso in the 95thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emílio Morais, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Miguel Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adopisco's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.