League Play-Off

Serrazina
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Domingos Costa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Meidelo FC's Domingos Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filipe Fontes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. André Leiria recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Filipe Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingos Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Filipe Fontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Maia in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute Simão Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Serrazina's Filipe Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingos Costa in the 16th minute of play. Filipe Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingos Costa in the 19th minute of the match. André Pinheiro made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Tomás Moreira sent off a good shot on target. Domingos Costa scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filipe Fontes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eduardo Silva during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 30th minute, Filipe Bessa sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SC Serrazina's Filipe Fontes didn't even have to move. A collision led to Meidelo FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Óscar Cabral hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Simão Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Pinheiro was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. When Tomás Moreira came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the SC Serrazina 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 Tomás Moreira couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute, André Leiria 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. Filipe Fontes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Domingos Costa's shot from short distance in the 49th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Simão Rocha made a kick off. When Gaspar Maia came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Meidelo 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 Gaspar Maia couldn't finish the play. A hard shot by Óscar Cabral from long distance, 61 minutes into the match, got Filipe Fontes's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Moreira in the 64th minute of play forced Meidelo FC's goalkeeper André Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Moreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. André Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Tomás Moreira 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. Simão Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 75 minutes of play, SC Serrazina's Simão Rocha made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. André Pinheiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gaspar Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Filipe Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Simão Rocha in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Pinheiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. André Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simão Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute.