League Play-Off

Estadio Biscoitos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernando Alves took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Roucio's Joaquim Azevedo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bernardo Rodrigues made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 18th minute, Joaquim Azevedo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bernardo Rodrigues was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Américo Borges could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Heitor Delgado made a huge save. In the 30th match minute, Roucio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cândido Correia to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the game, Biscoitos's Américo Borges nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Heitor Delgado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Sandro Branco charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandro Branco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Roucio getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Sandro Branco hit a great ball. Augusto Freitas hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joaquim Azevedo to make the kick off. The supporters of Biscoitos booed when Roucio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Branco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 57 minutes, Fernando Alves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Biscoitos and the Roucio players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 57 played minutes Biscoitos got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Alves. After 60 minutes, Rogério Pires mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Biscoitos and the Roucio players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Biscoitos's Rogério Pires got a free kick in the 61st minute. Bernardo Rodrigues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Azevedo in the 62nd minute of the match. Bernardo Rodrigues made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Vítor Lima sent off a good shot on target. 73 minutes into the match, Roucio's goal looked a bit too open when Américo Borges came free, but Heitor Delgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, André Rocha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Biscoitos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Roucio the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Biscoitos fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 76th minute. Penalty! In the 77th minute there was a penalty for Roucio. Bento Costa stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bernardo Rodrigues. 1-3. Augusto Freitas's late challenge caught a Biscoitos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Augusto Freitas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th minute, Augusto Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquim Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The attack was good, but when Joaquim Azevedo in the 90th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Bernardo Rodrigues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Azevedo in the 92nd minute of play. David Pacheco charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Pacheco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Roucio booed when Biscoitos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Pacheco didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Roucio walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.