League Play-Off

Estadio Alburitel
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sérgio Moreira took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute of the match, David Simões got a very nice opportunity to score, but Francisco Mendes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 9th minute Fábio Viegas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 11 played minutes SC Alburitel got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Fontes. SC Alburitel's Américo Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lúcio Marques in the 15th minute of play. When Sérgio Moreira came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Pedregosa FC 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 Sérgio Moreira couldn't finish the play. Miguel Fontes was shown his second yellow card after 22 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 22nd minute, Miguel Fontes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, SC Alburitel's João Castro got a free kick in the 24th minute. If David Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Pedregosa FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after David Simões fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Sérgio Moreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Américo Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the game, Lúcio Marques cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Américo Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lúcio Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Cruz having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for David Simões to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute of the match Miguel Guerreiro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Américo Cruz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to SC Alburitel getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Jorge Dias hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lúcio Marques got free with Américo Cruz in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to SC Alburitel getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Fábio Viegas hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Sérgio Moreira fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Américo Cruz, passed just outside the right post. Francisco Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Simões in the 85th minute of the match. David Simões sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Simões sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 95 played minutes Pedregosa FC got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Araújo. 99 minutes into the match, Sérgio Moreira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Américo Cruz, 2-2. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.