League Play-Off

Donas
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Armindo Pinho took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Armindo Pinho in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tiago Lima saved Trogal from getting behind. Delfim Coelho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Lima having to interfere. Delfim Coelho was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 15th minute. Donas's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Delfim Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abel Miranda kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Trogal's Pedro Gaspar broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Trogal's Tiago Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armindo Pinho in the 27th minute of play. Manuel Jesus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rui Macedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Donas's Rui Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Jesus in the 32nd minute of play. Rui Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Henriques, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Rui Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Jesus in the 35th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Donas's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Cunha came free, but Rui Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Cunha in the 46th minute of play forced Donas's goalkeeper Rui Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Paulo Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Macedo having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Cunha in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rui Macedo saved Donas from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delfim Coelho in the 56th minute of play forced Trogal's goalkeeper Tiago Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Jesus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Rui Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiago Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfim Coelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rui Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Rui Macedo managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Trogal's Manuel Jesus fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tiago Lima stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Delfim Coelho's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, Trogal's Lúcio Cunha got a free kick in the 75th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Donas's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Cunha came free, but Rui Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Alexandre Pacheco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rui Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Cunha in the 85th minute of the match. Manuel Jesus struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Rui Macedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trogal. In the 89th minute Fernando Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Jesus got free with Rui Macedo in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Trogal players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Donas from taking control. The game ends in a draw.