League Play-Off

Linhares
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Diamantino Garcia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the game, Bruno Ribeiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Linhares FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Abela FC the free kick. In the 5th minute, one of Linhares FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Linhares FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inácio Santos in the 11th minute of play forced Linhares FC's goalkeeper Humberto Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Diamantino Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Humberto Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Santos in the 18th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Vaz during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Abela FC's Diamantino Garcia in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Linhares FC's goalie prevented a goal. Abela FC's Inácio Santos has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute, Fernando Borges 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. In the 28th minute, Diamantino Garcia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Humberto Torres was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Fernando Torres succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 32nd playminute. In the 42nd match minute, Abela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Neves to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Brás made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Oliveira in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th match minute, Linhares FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cláudio Marques to maneuver through the defense. Humberto Torres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diamantino Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alexandre Oliveira made a kick off. Fernando Torres's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Brás read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, Manuel Neves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Abela FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Linhares FC the free kick. In the 61st minute, Manuel Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Alexandre Oliveira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Linhares FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Oliveira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Brás breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fernando Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Brás having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Torres in the 65th minute of play forced Abela FC's goalkeeper Hugo Brás to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Fernando Torres 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. Humberto Torres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diamantino Garcia in the 72nd minute of play. If Diamantino Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Linhares FC's goalkeeper Humberto Torres, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Inácio Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Humberto Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Brás made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Torres in the 93rd minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Linhares FC's goalkeeper Humberto Torres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Inácio Santos.