League Play-Off

Bela
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Catarino Barros made the kick off and thus started the match. When Vasco Morais came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Bela FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vasco Morais couldn't finish the play. Catarino Barros recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bruno Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lourenço Costa having to interfere. Bela FC's Lourenço Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Ramos in the 14th minute of play. Rodrigo Campos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Catarino Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 minutes, David Baptista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Almornos and the Bela FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. David Baptista hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Vasco Morais had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodrigo Campos. Almornos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vasco Morais was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Bela FC's zone, Bruno Ramos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lourenço Costa came out of the goal and Bruno Ramos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 30 minutes into the game, Xavier Pires was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bela FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Almornos the free kick. In the 30th match minute, Bela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Pires to maneuver through the defense. Rodrigo Campos made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Vasco Morais sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd minute, Catarino Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bruno Ramos to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Almornos's goalkeeper Rodrigo Campos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bela FC's Lourenço Costa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Bela FC from getting a goal against them. Bela FC's Catarino Barros got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodrigo Campos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasco Morais in the 62nd minute of the match. Heitor Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Lourenço Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Bela FC's Lourenço Costa got control of the ball when Heitor Mota tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lourenço Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Ramos in the 82nd minute of play. Bruno Ramos scored 1-1 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lourenço Costa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Almornos's Rodrigo Campos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasco Morais in the 90th minute of play. David Baptista hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After having played for 96 minutes, Catarino Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bela FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Catarino Barros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Almornos walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.