League Play-Off

Fortios
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Fortios's Joaquim Aleixo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Fortios's zone, Basílio Borba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacinto Andrade came out of the goal and Basílio Borba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Filipe Jesus came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Pedreles 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 Filipe Jesus couldn't finish the play. Paulo Bessa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Luís Pacheco when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Fortios booed when Pedreles FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Jesus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Pacheco was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Joaquim Aleixo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joaquim Aleixo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 24th minute, Paulo Bessa fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Basílio Borba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Jacinto Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Fortios's Gil Fonseca got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute, Filipe Jesus left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pedreles FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basílio Borba in the 37th minute of play forced Fortios's goalkeeper Jacinto Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Pacheco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulo Bessa in the 42nd minute. Luís Pacheco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Aleixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Luís Pacheco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Aleixo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Basílio Borba made a kick off. Paulo Bessa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Luís Pacheco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Fortios's goal looked a bit too open when Basílio Borba came free, but Jacinto Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Pacheco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Aleixo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute Joaquim Aleixo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Pacheco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 78 minutes, Paulo Bessa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fortios's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Bessa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Basílio Borba kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jacinto Andrade. That made the score 1-2 in the 80 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filipe Jesus got free with Jacinto Andrade in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Basílio Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Andrade having to interfere. Basílio Borba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Jacinto Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Fortios supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pedreles FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Pedreles FC.