League Play-Off

Estadio Cotimos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vicente Marques made the kick off which started today's match. When Eusébio Fernandes came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Sela 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 Eusébio Fernandes couldn't finish the play. If Rafael Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Vieira hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Eusébio Fernandes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artur Porto. SC Cotimos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eusébio Fernandes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 25th minute of the match Amílcar Nogueira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artur Porto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Alexandre Delgado kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, SC Cotimos's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Baptista came free, but Artur Porto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernando Ferreira during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Eusébio Fernandes 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. Eusébio Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Porto having to interfere. Artur Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Baptista in the 39th minute of play. SC Cotimos's Pedro Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vicente Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Pereira having to interfere. The SC Cotimos players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sela FC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eusébio Fernandes to strike the kick off in the second half. Eduardo Pacheco hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Eduardo Pereira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vicente Marques's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Pedro Correia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eusébio Fernandes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artur Porto having to make a save. Eduardo Pereira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Correia in the 79th minute of the match. Rafael Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Porto having to interfere. Eduardo Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Porto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusébio Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, Rafael Baptista 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. After 90 played minutes Sela FC's Rafael Baptista stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Artur Porto stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing SC Cotimos of the goal. Rafael Baptista's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 92ndth minute, Artur Porto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 94thth minute of the game Eusébio Fernandes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Cotimos's Artur Porto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in SC Cotimos's zone, Rafael Baptista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artur Porto came out of the goal and Rafael Baptista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sela FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.