League Play-Off

Estadio Penabeice
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Carlos Mota made the kick off and thus started the match. Bernardo Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Borba in the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of Penabeice booed when SC Pedrinha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 minutes, Carlos Mota mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Penabeice and the SC Pedrinha players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 12 played minutes Penabeice got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Mota. António Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Bernardo Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Penabeice's goal looked a bit too open when António Vieira came free, but Bernardo Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 26 minutes, Filipe Valente managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Penabeice's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filipe Valente was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SC Pedrinha's Armindo Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Mota in the 30th minute of play. Nuno Borba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 minutes into the match, Nuno Borba notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Penabeice's Bernardo Pinho. Bernardo Pinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 38 minutes into the match, SC Pedrinha's goalkeeper Armindo Sousa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Filipe Valente. 39 minutes into the match, António Vieira notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Penabeice's Bernardo Pinho. Bernardo Pinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bernardo Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Borba in the 44th minute of play. Nuno Borba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th minute António Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nuno Borba stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bernardo Pinho was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Nuno Borba capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nuno Borba really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Penabeice's goalkeeper Bernardo Pinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. António Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Bernardo Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Penabeice's Bernardo Pinho got control of the ball when António Vieira tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Penabeice booed when SC Pedrinha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Mota took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armindo Sousa. Armindo Sousa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Valente in the 72nd minute of play forced SC Pedrinha's goalkeeper Armindo Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, SC Pedrinha's Nuno Borba ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bernardo Pinho. Bernardo Pinho yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. If Filipe Valente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the match, SC Pedrinha's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Mota came free, but Armindo Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardo Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Borba in the 82nd minute of the match. A collision led to Penabeice getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Heitor Rocha hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, António Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Pedrinha's supporters rose to their feet, but António Vieira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardo Pinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match was over SC Pedrinha could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Penabeice throughout the match.