League Play-Off

Estadio Almarginho
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rui Oliveira started the match with the kick off. Óscar Faro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. André Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5th minute, Mariano Vieira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. André Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Oliveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the game, Rui Pacheco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Almarginho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barrada the free kick. After a rather tough play, SC Almarginho's Rui Pacheco got a free kick in the 10th minute. André Melo made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Óscar Faro sent off a good shot on target. If Filipe Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg André Melo managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when SC Almarginho's Rui Pacheco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 23 played minutes Barrada got a freekick which was hit by Armando Magalhães. Óscar Faro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of André Melo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Filipe Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute, Rui Oliveira reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of André Melo. The goal made the score 1-0. Armando Magalhães kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Óscar Faro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 41stth minute tested the skills of André Melo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Nuno Brás hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the match, Barrada's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Oliveira came free, but André Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

51 minutes into the game, Rui Oliveira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Almarginho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barrada the free kick. In the 51st match minute, SC Almarginho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Oliveira to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Assis stood somewhat misplaced when Filipe Vale came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 52 minute. André Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 57 minutes in the game, Pedro Pereira dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Rui Oliveira scored 2-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of André Melo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Carlos Assis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Vale in the 63rd minute of the match. Mariano Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Rui Pacheco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, José Moutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. André Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Óscar Faro in the 69th minute of the match. Carlos Assis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Vale in the 71st minute of the match. In the 75thth minute of the game Rui Oliveira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barrada's André Melo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 81st minute, Óscar Faro 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. Carlos Assis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 95th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Miguel Rocha. SC Almarginho were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Barrada for a fine match.