League Play-Off

Bica
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute, Rui Coelho 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. Nuno Aleixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Simões having to interfere. In the 14th minute of the match Hugo Castro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gabriel Brás skillfully saved the ball. Adolfo Baptista struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Gabriel Brás didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Valado. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albertino Costa got free with Vicente Simões in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 24 minutes into the match, Gabriel Brito notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Bica FC's Gabriel Brás. Gabriel Brás was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 26 minutes into the game, Rui Coelho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bica FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Valado the free kick. Gabriel Brás showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simão Coelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Nuno Aleixo took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Vicente Simões to make any attempt to save it.

Simão Coelho was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 53rd minute. SC Valado's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Gabriel Brito was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 59th minute. SC Valado's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 61st minute, SC Valado's Simão Coelho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gabriel Brás. Gabriel Brás yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. SC Valado's Simão Coelho got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gabriel Brás didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Simão Coelho went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Nuno Aleixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Simões having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Albertino Costa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vicente Simões was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. If Nuno Aleixo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the game, Gustavo Soares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Valado's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bica FC the free kick. Gustavo Soares hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Nuno Aleixo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Valado's Vicente Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albertino Costa in the 90th minute of play. If Nuno Aleixo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Valado's Vicente Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Aleixo in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Valado eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.