League Play-Off

Estadio Coulo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raul Moutinho made the kick off which started today's match. If Raul Moutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Coulo's Afonso Carvalho has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 13th minute. In the 20th minute, Adolfo Melo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Agrelo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 23 minutes into the game, Armindo Costa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Agrelo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Coulo the free kick. After 23 played minutes Agrelo got a freekick which was hit by Armindo Costa. Daniel Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Armindo Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Manuel Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 29 minutes, Adolfo Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Agrelo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adolfo Melo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adolfo Melo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mariano Matias did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Rafael Borba 33 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the match, Coulo's goal looked a bit too open when Armindo Leite came free, but Manuel Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adolfo Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Branco having to interfere. If Adolfo Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Manuel Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Melo in the 47th minute of play.

Agrelo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rafael Maia in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Matias in the 56th minute of play forced Agrelo's goalkeeper Rafael Borba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agrelo's Rafael Borba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Matias in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mariano Matias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafael Borba was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. If Raul Moutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Raul Moutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Melo in the 66th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, one of Coulo: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 Coulo. Coulo:s Manuel Branco showed great skill when he stopped Rafael Maia:s penalty. Joaquim Vaz hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, Agrelo's Rafael Maia broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Armindo Costa got his second yellow card in the match during the 93rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 93 played minutes Agrelo got a freekick which was hit by Armindo Costa. The Agrelo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.