League Play-Off

Pedrinha
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nuno Borba got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Bernardo Dias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paradelhas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Pedrinha the free kick. In the 7th match minute, Paradelhas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Dias to maneuver through the defense. Nuno Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Faria having to interfere. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Pedrinha's goalkeeper Armindo Sousa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Armindo Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Bernardo Dias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paradelhas's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardo Dias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armindo Sousa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If António Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Pedrinha's Nuno Borba slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Filipe Faria. That made the score 1-0 after 29 minutes of play. António Vieira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Filipe Faria made a huge save. If António Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nuno Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Faria having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bernardo Dias stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Paradelhas's zone, António Vieira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filipe Faria came out of the goal and António Vieira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vasco Dantas during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 62 played minutes Paradelhas got a freekick which was hit by Vasco Dantas. 63 minutes into the match, SC Pedrinha's Pedro Araújo broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 64th minute António Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filipe Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Araújo kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. A collision led to SC Pedrinha getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Joel Cardoso hit a great ball. Armindo Sousa made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Luís Lima sent off a good shot on target. Luís Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Sousa having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Paradelhas's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Borba came free, but Filipe Faria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Vieira in the 83rd minute of play forced Paradelhas's goalkeeper Filipe Faria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Lima scored 1-1 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armindo Sousa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 94th minute, Nuno Borba made a precise shot to the right of Filipe Faria. Paradelhas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Paradelhas players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SC Pedrinha.