League Play-Off

Estadio Leiria
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel Moreira took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Gonçalo Castro came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Leiria 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 Gonçalo Castro couldn't finish the play. 10 minutes into the match, Ulme's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Borba came free, but David Pacheco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raul Domingues was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 13th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 14 minutes into the match, Leiria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Moreira came free, but António Matias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gabriel Moreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but António Matias was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 27th minute, Catarino Marques 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. An unexpected shot in the 29th minute by Gonçalo Castro got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 31st minute, Gabriel Moreira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ulme fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. João Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. António Matias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Moreira in the 42nd minute of play forced Leiria FC's goalkeeper António Matias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leiria FC's António Matias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Moreira in the 46th minute of play. António Matias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Moreira in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Ulme were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorge Borba was the one to do the kick off. David Pacheco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Borba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Catarino Marques hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. António Matias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Moreira in the 69th minute of the match. A hard shot 72 in the game by João Nunes from a close distance when the talented António Matias managed to make a qualified save. Leiria FC's players were relieved. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriel Moreira in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg António Matias saved Leiria FC from getting behind. The supporters of Ulme booed when Leiria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Borba didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute Jorge Borba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Pacheco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Pacheco having to interfere. David Pacheco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Borba in the 84th minute of the match. With a little luck, Leiria FC's António Matias got control of the ball when João Nunes tried to sneak it across the goal line. João Nunes scored 0-2 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of António Matias, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ulme eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.