League Play-Off

Cacela
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nuno Nogueira got the match started through his kick off. With his leg Jorge Gonçalves managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when SC Cacela's Joaquim Melo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Acor FC booed when SC Cacela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Jacinto Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Acor FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jacinto Pinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo Delgado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 16th minute, Joaquim Melo 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. Joaquim Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Jorge Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Acor FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Nogueira came free, but Jorge Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Pinho scored 0-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paulo Delgado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jorge Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Nogueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Nuno Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute of the match Júlio Moreira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulo Delgado showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Joaquim Melo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 47thth minute, Jorge Gonçalves skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rafael Brás to make the kick off. Jacinto Pinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo Delgado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jacinto Pinho ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 60th minute Nuno Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Bento Martins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nuno Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of SC Cacela booed when Acor FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre Guarda didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Acor FC's zone, Joaquim Melo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Gonçalves came out of the goal and Joaquim Melo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in SC Cacela's zone, Francisco Moniz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo Delgado came out of the goal and Francisco Moniz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th minute, Jacinto Pinho fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Paulo Delgado, passed just outside the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Jacinto Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Acor FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jacinto Pinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo Delgado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 83rd match minute, SC Cacela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquim Melo to maneuver through the defense. Acor FC's Rafael Brás got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Nogueira in the 92nd minute of play forced Acor FC's goalkeeper Jorge Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Brás fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Delgado having to interfere. The SC Cacela supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Acor FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Acor FC.