League Play-Off

Estadio Besteiro
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd match minute, Besteiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. Rodrigo Lisboa was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 4th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 5th minute, Eusébio Borges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Castro struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Abel Nunes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esmojais. Abel Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Joaquim Leite recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abel Nunes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Castro went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 18 minutes into the game, Pedro Castro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Abel Nunes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Esmojais's Domingos Vieira got a free kick in the 21st minute. With his leg Daniel Viegas managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Besteiro FC's Armando Machado fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 24 played minutes Esmojais got a freekick which was hit by Catarino Leão. Daniel Viegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute, Joaquim 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. Rui Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Abel Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raul Tavares hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. If Rui Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute, Bernardo Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rui Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Nunes having to interfere. If Joaquim Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Armando Machado in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Daniel Viegas saved Esmojais from getting behind. Xavier Baptista thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Daniel Viegas, a very annoying self made goal in the 55th minute which led to 1-2. If Rui Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Abel Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abel Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Castro in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Besteiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Castro came free, but Abel Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abel Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Castro in the 70th minute of the match. After having played for 74 minutes, Rui Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esmojais's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rui Antunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 78 minutes into the game, Pedro Castro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Abel Nunes. Pedro Castro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. After a rather tough play, Besteiro FC's António Pacheco got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Rodrigo Lisboa missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 84 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Abel Nunes right hand side. Esmojais's Rodrigo Lisboa got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 88th match minute, Besteiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Ramos to maneuver through the defense. Esmojais's Pedro Castro got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 93rd minute Catarino Leão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esmojais's António Cunha suffered a sore thigh after 94 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After a rather tough play, Besteiro FC's Alexandre Almeida got a free kick in the 95th minute.