League Play-Off

Miragaia
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Miragaia's Armindo Pinheiro got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Paulo Valente managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cochoes's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Valente was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Garcia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Valente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Cochoes's Mário Melo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Garcia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Armindo Pinheiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Nuno Delgado made a huge save. Armindo Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Nuno Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Delgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fábio Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fábio Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armindo Pinheiro got free with Nuno Delgado in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nuno Delgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fábio Abreu in the 34th minute of the match. Carlos Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Valente, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Cochoes's Mário Melo got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Fábio Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Machado in the 48th minute of play forced Cochoes's goalkeeper Nuno Delgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paulo Valente to strike the kick off in the second half. Armindo Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nuno Delgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fábio Abreu in the 53rd minute of the match. Nuno Delgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armindo Pinheiro in the 56th minute of the match. The supporters of SC Miragaia booed when Cochoes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inácio Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Armindo Pinheiro came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the SC Miragaia 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 Armindo Pinheiro couldn't finish the play. With his leg Carlos Garcia managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Cochoes's Mário Melo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 63rd minute, Rafael Machado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mário Melo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Carlos Garcia made a huge save. 67 minutes into the match, SC Miragaia's goalkeeper Carlos Garcia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mário Melo. Augusto Alves's late challenge caught a SC Miragaia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Augusto Alves helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th match minute, Cochoes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Alves to maneuver through the defense. Rafael Machado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nuno Delgado. Cochoes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Fábio Abreu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Nuno Delgado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fábio Abreu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Nuno Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cochoes's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.