League Play-Off

Estadio Brazoes
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes of play, SC Brazoes's Duarte Cruz made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Júlio Moura was left in no man's land by his defense there! Humberto Fontes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Júlio Moura skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacinto Azevedo during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 17th minute Cláudio Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Dias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Dias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Humberto Fontes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Júlio Moura made a huge save. Tiago Pedroso hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Humberto Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Júlio Moura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute Duarte Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 38 minutes, Vasco Martins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barrocal FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vasco Martins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 39th match minute, SC Brazoes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Ferro to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in SC Brazoes's zone, Cláudio Barbosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Dias came out of the goal and Cláudio Barbosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 49 minutes into the game, Cláudio Barbosa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jorge Dias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cláudio Barbosa to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Duarte Cruz made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Moura. Barrocal FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Vasco Martins had several of the SC Brazoes's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 68 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-2 score and a disappointed Jorge Dias as he didn't even see the shot coming. If Vasco Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Oliveira charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulo Oliveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Paulo Oliveira hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the match, Humberto Fontes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Júlio Moura. Barrocal FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humberto Fontes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Paulo Oliveira hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute, Humberto Fontes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Júlio Moura was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Vasco Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Humberto Fontes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 101 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Brazoes! SC Brazoes were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Barrocal FC for a fine match.