League Play-Off

Estadio Curvos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Nuno Brás came free with the goalkeeper in the 9th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vítor Alves could save by the left post. If Vítor Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Curvos getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Afonso Mota hit a great ball. José Pinho was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 14th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 15th match minute, Pracais was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lúcio Leite to maneuver through the defense. Curvos's Nuno Brás got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Nuno Brás came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Curvos 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 Nuno Brás couldn't finish the play. Lúcio Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Bernardo Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 29 minutes, Afonso Mota mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Curvos and the Pracais players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pracais booed when Curvos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Mota didn't get a good kick on the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Pracais's goalkeeper Vítor Alves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nuno Brás. Rui Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Lúcio Leite left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pracais fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 43rd minute, Lúcio Leite 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. Bernardo Figueiredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Leite in the 45th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Lúcio Leite made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Curvos getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Sebastião Brito hit a great ball. Rui Lima could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Bernardo Figueiredo made a huge save. In the 58th match minute, Pracais was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sérgio Machado to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sebastião Brito during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Lúcio Leite managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pracais's supporters rose to their feet, but Lúcio Leite was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardo Figueiredo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Delfim Pinto hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Sérgio Cruz, 66 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Carneiro in the 68th minute of play forced Pracais's goalkeeper Vítor Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Nuno Brás managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Curvos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuno Brás was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pracais fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Curvos a penalty, 74 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sérgio Cruz, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pracais's Vítor Alves. 1-1. With a little luck, Curvos's Bernardo Figueiredo got control of the ball when Rui Lima tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Vítor Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vítor Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Brás, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Curvos's Vítor Carneiro got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vítor Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Alves having to interfere. Bernardo Figueiredo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rui Lima in the 95th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.