League Play-Off

Preguinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Vicente Luz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After having played for 3 minutes, Gabriel Leiria managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piscouxe FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel Leiria was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Alexandre Faro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vicente Luz in the 18th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Piscouxe FC's Gabriel Leiria sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Preguinho FC's zone, Vicente Luz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Amorim came out of the goal and Vicente Luz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alexandre Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Leiria in the 31st minute of play forced Preguinho FC's goalkeeper Pedro Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 minutes of play, Piscouxe FC's Vicente Luz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! Heitor Silva made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Alexandre Faro sent off a good shot on target. When Vicente Luz came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Piscouxe FC 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 Vicente Luz couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Fontes to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Preguinho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Dias to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute, Carlos Fontes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Heitor Silva was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Vicente Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Leiria recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Vicente Luz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Gabriel Leiria who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Pedro Amorim when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gabriel Leiria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 71 minutes into the game, Fernando Fernandes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Preguinho FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Piscouxe FC the free kick. Fernando Fernandes hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Alexandre Freitas's late challenge caught a Piscouxe FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexandre Freitas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Preguinho FC's Alexandre Freitas got a free kick in the 74th minute. Pedro Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Leiria in the 75th minute. Heitor Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Fontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Alexandre Faro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heitor Silva having to interfere. Heitor Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Fontes in the 88th minute of play forced Piscouxe FC's goalkeeper Heitor Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute there was a penalty for Piscouxe FC. Gil Campos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pedro Amorim. 1-2.