League Play-Off

Estadio Bacelos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Armindo Paredes took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Domingos Matias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lourenço Esteves's late challenge caught a Bacelos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lourenço Esteves helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Fuseiros FC's Lourenço Esteves got a free kick in the 8th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Emanuel Maia notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Bacelos's Daniel Pinho. Daniel Pinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Domingos Matias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eusébio Guerreiro was a little too slow when Armindo Paredes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Maia in the 27th minute of play forced Bacelos's goalkeeper Daniel Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eusébio Guerreiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armindo Paredes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 40 minutes, Cristiano Cruz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fuseiros FC and the Bacelos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st minute, Domingos Matias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eusébio Guerreiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Eusébio Guerreiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armindo Paredes in the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alexandre Antunes was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Emanuel Maia could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Daniel Pinho however easily saved by the left post. 64 minutes into the game, António Neto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bacelos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fuseiros FC the free kick. A collision led to Bacelos getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. António Neto hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Fuseiros FC defense, Domingos Matias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eusébio Guerreiro. The Fuseiros FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eusébio Guerreiro should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Alexandre Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fuseiros FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Antunes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Pinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Bacelos's António Neto got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 75th minute, Adolfo Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armindo Paredes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Domingos Matias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 84 minutes of play, Bacelos's Armindo Paredes made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eusébio Guerreiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! António Neto got his second yellow card in the match during the 92nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 93rd match minute, Bacelos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by António Neto to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Fuseiros FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Bacelos.