League Play-Off

Estadio Toco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) ADC S.Pedro da Cova's Manuel Vilanova started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Jesus in the 5th minute of play forced ADC S.Pedro da Cova's goalkeeper Dércio Diegues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, ADC S.Pedro da Cova's goalkeeper Dércio Diegues had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armindo Sousa. 10 minutes into the match, ADC S.Pedro da Cova's goal looked a bit too open when Delfim Freitas came free, but Dércio Diegues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dércio Diegues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfim Freitas in the 12th minute of the match. Armindo Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dércio Diegues having to interfere. Alex Rios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Américo Correia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Vilanova received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Américo Correia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Zacarias Couto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Américo Correia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zacarias Couto went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 33rd minute, Armindo Sousa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Manuel Vilanova fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Correia having to interfere. The supporters of ADC S.Pedro da Cova booed when Toco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Assis didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Zacarias Couto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Zacarias Couto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Américo Correia having to make a save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Delfim Freitas made a kick off. Dércio Diegues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfim Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ADC S.Pedro da Cova getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Cristiano Teixeira hit a great ball. A collision led to ADC S.Pedro da Cova getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Baltasar Abrantes hit a great ball. If Rogério Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Toco FC's Armindo Sousa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dércio Diegues narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Américo Correia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zacarias Couto in the 68th minute. Zacarias Couto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Américo Correia having to make a save. If Armindo Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, ADC S.Pedro da Cova's goal looked a bit too open when Delfim Freitas came free, but Dércio Diegues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Cristiano Teixeira got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Américo Correia quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Zacarias Couto managed to get in a good position for a shot. ADC S.Pedro da Cova's supporters rose to their feet, but Zacarias Couto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Américo Correia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Toco FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Gonçalo Jesus hit a great ball. Manuel Vilanova had several of the Toco FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 90 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-2 score and a disappointed Américo Correia as he didn't even see the shot coming. After 94 played minutes Toco FC got a freekick which was hit by Rui Gomes. After having played for 95 minutes, Cristiano Teixeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ADC S.Pedro da Cova's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristiano Teixeira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The ADC S.Pedro da Cova 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.