League Play-Off

Estadio Barrada
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luís Antunes kicked off to start the match. Vasco Pinto was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 6th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Pedro Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Pereira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Luís Queirós made a huge save. Paulo Teixeira struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. André Melo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Bela. Luís Antunes hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. If Luís Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Melo having to interfere. André Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Antunes in the 34th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, SC Bela's goal looked a bit too open when Filipe Vale came free, but Luís Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 minutes, Marco Ramos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Bela and the Barrada players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Barrada booed when SC Bela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Óscar Reis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Queirós was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Filipe Vale showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 47 minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Filipe Vale stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vasco Pinto hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Barrada's André Melo got control of the ball when Paulo Teixeira tried to sneak it across the goal line. SC Bela's Luís Antunes got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 63rd match minute, Barrada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Magalhães to maneuver through the defense. Óscar Reis charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Óscar Reis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Filipe Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Luís Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Ramos hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Pereira in the 73rd minute of play forced SC Bela's goalkeeper Luís Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Óscar Reis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of André Melo. Barrada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Óscar Reis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After 80 minutes, Raul Amorim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Bela and the Barrada players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of SC Bela:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Barrada:s goal. The referee gave Barrada a penalty, 81 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Vasco Pinto, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SC Bela's Luís Queirós. 2-2. Pedro Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 91 minutes, Paulo Teixeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Bela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Teixeira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Paulo Teixeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Bela's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Teixeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Luís Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Bela's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Antunes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. During the 98th minute of the match Marco Ramos completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Marco Ramos a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to SC Bela getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. Marco Ramos hit a great ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.