League Play-Off

Estadio Tabaco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fábio Alves took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of SC Belas booed when Tabaco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquim Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Fábio Alves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Manuel Lopes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jacinto Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Lopes having to interfere. Manuel Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fábio Alves in the 10th minute of the match. Fernando Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Júlio Jesus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Baptista in the 22nd minute of the match. When Fernando Lima came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Tabaco 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 Fernando Lima couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Alves in the 31st minute of play forced Tabaco's goalkeeper Manuel Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Inácio Gueifão's late challenge caught a Tabaco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Inácio Gueifão helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Tabaco booed when SC Belas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inácio Gueifão didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Tabaco's Lúcio Veiga tried to score from far away in the 36th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Jacinto 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. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for João Nogueira to strike the kick off in the second half. João Nogueira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Júlio Jesus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Tabaco's zone, Jacinto Baptista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Lopes came out of the goal and Jacinto Baptista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 58th minute of the match, Fábio Alves tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Manuel Lopes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Júlio Jesus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Nogueira's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. João Nogueira scored 1-2 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Júlio Jesus, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manuel Lopes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jacinto Baptista went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. 72 minutes into the game, Fábio Alves lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Manuel Lopes. Delfim Anjos kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Tabaco's goalkeeper Manuel Lopes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Baptista. In the 80th minute Fábio Alves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lúcio Veiga charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lúcio Veiga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tabaco fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! A collision led to SC Belas getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Eduardo Gomes hit a great ball. Manuel Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Alves in the 92nd minute of play. Tabaco's Manuel Lopes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to save Tabaco from getting a goal against them. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Belas eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.