League Play-Off

Finzes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lúcio Amaral took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to SC Finzes getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Daniel Matos hit a great ball. In the 4thth minute of the game Lúcio Amaral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Finzes's Alexandre Leiria was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Henrique Mendes might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bernardo Leite. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henrique Mendes ran back to his position shaking his head. SC Finzes were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after SC Abotega's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luís Nogueira took the corner. Daniel Matos was extremely unlucky when he, in the 11th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When Henrique Mendes fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Finzes's protests and gave Henrique Mendes a yellow card for diving instead. 15 minutes into the match, SC Finzes's Henrique Mendes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernardo Leite narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th match minute, SC Finzes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Américo Neto to maneuver through the defense. In the 20thth minute of the game Lúcio Amaral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Finzes's Alexandre Leiria was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alexandre Leiria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítor Marques in the 27th minute of the match. Joaquim Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Alexandre Leiria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Leiria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lúcio Amaral in the 34th minute of play. Alexandre Leiria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Daniel Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Matos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bernardo Leite came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Matos slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 43rd minute. A collision led to SC Finzes getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Domingos Coelho hit a great ball.

The wind increased when Daniel Matos made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes SC Abotega got a freekick which was hit by Vítor Marques. Henrique Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Leite having to interfere. A collision led to SC Abotega getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Carlos Dias hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Mendes in the 58th minute of play forced SC Abotega's goalkeeper Bernardo Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrique Mendes scored 2-0 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bernardo Leite, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Domingos Coelho hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Joaquim Teixeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Lúcio Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lúcio Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Alexandre Leiria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joaquim Teixeira got free with Alexandre Leiria in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th match minute, SC Finzes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Branco to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when SC Abotega's Joaquim Teixeira fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Lúcio Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Leiria having to interfere. Lúcio Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 played minutes SC Finzes got a freekick which was hit by Domingos Coelho. Alexandre Leiria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lúcio Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. SC Finzes were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SC Abotega for a fine match.