League Play-Off

Estadio Bolelas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pedro Nunes kicked off to start the match. Gil Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Matos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Nunes's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. When Hugo Veiga fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bolelas FC's protests and gave Hugo Veiga a yellow card for diving instead. Hugo Veiga hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute of the match Américo Pedroso sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bernardo Delgado skillfully saved the ball. SC Requeixo's Alexandre Matos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Nunes in the 13th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Gil Araújo put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alexandre Matos. Bernardo Delgado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jorge Santos went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. If Luís Porto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, SC Requeixo's Amílcar Martins got a free kick in the 29th minute. Gil Araújo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexandre Matos having to make a save. 35 minutes into the match, Bolelas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Santos came free, but Bernardo Delgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute of the match Gabriel Borges shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bernardo Delgado showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jorge Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hélder Neto struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Bernardo Delgado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Requeixo.

Bernardo Delgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélder Neto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Delgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder Neto in the 53rd minute of play. Hélder Neto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Delgado having to interfere. Pedro Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Matos having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Hélder Neto fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The supporters of SC Requeixo booed when Bolelas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diogo Assis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hugo Veiga hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After 69 minutes of play, SC Requeixo's Jorge Santos made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Delgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Gil Araújo in the 73rd minute of play forced SC Requeixo's goalkeeper Alexandre Matos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Gil Araújo 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 75 played minutes SC Requeixo got a freekick which was hit by Luís Porto. Jorge Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gil Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Nunes in the 93rd minute of play forced SC Requeixo's goalkeeper Alexandre Matos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Requeixo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.