League Play-Off

Estadio Socorro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd match minute, Socorro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Trindade to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Maginhata FC's Pedro Vale tried to score from far away in the 4th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Socorro's Diogo Costa got a free kick in the 8th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Daniel Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maginhata FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albertino Borges breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Manuel Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maginhata FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Moura was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albertino Borges breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 13 played minutes Maginhata FC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Vale. 14 minutes into the match, Catarino Macedo sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Bruno Esteves threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Catarino Macedo this time. In the 20th minute, one of Maginhata FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Maginhata FC. Maginhata FC:s Bruno Esteves showed great skill when he stopped Catarino Macedo:s penalty. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Afonso Aleixo put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bruno Esteves. In the 30th minute of the match Sebastião Pinho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bruno Esteves showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Albertino Borges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Afonso Aleixo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rui Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Socorro 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 Rui Nunes couldn't finish the play. Rui Nunes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bruno Esteves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Albertino Borges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd match minute, Socorro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diogo Costa to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rui Nunes to make the kick off. In the 55thth minute of the game Manuel Moura who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Socorro's Albertino Borges was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bruno Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso Aleixo in the 56th minute of the match. Afonso Aleixo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afonso Aleixo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Nunes in the 63rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Socorro's goalkeeper Albertino Borges had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Silva. When Rui Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Socorro 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 Rui Nunes couldn't finish the play. Bruno Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Aleixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Albertino Borges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Jesus, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Bruno Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 84 minutes, Daniel Ferreira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maginhata FC and the Socorro players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th match minute, Maginhata FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Daniel Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maginhata FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albertino Borges breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 95 minutes, Manuel Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maginhata FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Moura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.