League Play-Off

Estadio Besteiro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gaspar Antunes got the match started through his kick off. Manuel Faria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Bento Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, SC Beliche's goalkeeper Bento Pinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vicente Sousa. Manuel Simões came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Beliche's Gaspar Antunes. But to his dismay, Gaspar Antunes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Bento Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Faria in the 23rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vicente Sousa got free with Bento Pinho in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Faria in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bento Pinho saved SC Beliche from getting behind. Tomás Amaral shot from long distance in the 35th minute, but Bento Pinho was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Manuel Faria recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Vicente Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bento Pinho made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Vicente Sousa sent off a good shot on target. The Besteiro players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SC Beliche were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manuel Faria made a kick off. André Pinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 55 minutes into the game, Alberto Coimbra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Besteiro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Beliche the free kick. In the 56th minute, Alberto Coimbra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucas Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vicente Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Bento Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Besteiro's goalkeeper Manuel Simões had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Faro. Gaspar Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Simões having to interfere. Besteiro's Vicente Sousa got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 82 minutes, Cristiano Dantas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Besteiro and the SC Beliche players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cristiano Dantas hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the match, Besteiro's goalkeeper Manuel Simões had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Faro. Besteiro's Manuel Faria got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Beliche eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.