League Play-Off

Bedanais
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Inácio Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Jesualdo Malheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Óscar Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leal Gusmão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Óscar Ferreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Jesualdo Malheiro 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. 15 minutes into the game, João Marques was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bedanais's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. Pippo the free kick. F.C. Pippo's Laureano Fiúza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. Pippo from getting a goal against them. After 21st play minutes Xavier Gomes shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Laureano Fiúza and just under the crossbar into goal. Rafael Porto's late challenge caught a F.C. Pippo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rafael Porto helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd match minute, Bedanais was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Porto to maneuver through the defense. Jesualdo Malheiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Óscar Ferreira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jesualdo Malheiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Jesualdo Malheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Óscar Ferreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hilário Carmona's late challenge caught a Bedanais's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hilário Carmona helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, F.C. Pippo's Hilário Carmona got a free kick in the 28th minute. An unexpected shot in the 30th minute by Inácio Mendes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Xavier Gomes came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Bedanais fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Xavier Gomes couldn't finish the play. Nuno Salgueiro kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Inácio Mendes 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. Laureano Fiúza stood somewhat misplaced when Inácio Mendes came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 41 minute. 47 minutes into the match, F.C. Pippo's goal looked a bit too open when Xavier Gomes came free, but Laureano Fiúza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xavier Gomes to strike the kick off in the second half. During the 51st minute of the match João Marques completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave João Marques a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Bedanais's João Marques got a free kick in the 52nd minute. When Leal Gusmão came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the F.C. Pippo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Leal Gusmão couldn't finish the play. Jesualdo Malheiro scored 2-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Óscar Ferreira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bedanais's Rafael Porto got his second yellow card of the match in the 61st minute. The referee ordered Rafael Porto off the ground. In the 62nd match minute, Bedanais was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Porto to maneuver through the defense. Jesualdo Malheiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 65 played minutes Bedanais got a freekick which was hit by Cláudio Torres. With his leg Óscar Ferreira managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when F.C. Pippo's Jesualdo Malheiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet as F.C. Pippo's Leal Gusmão slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Óscar Ferreira. That made the score 2-2 after 71 minutes of play. After 74 played minutes F.C. Pippo got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Salgueiro. A collision led to F.C. Pippo getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Alexandre Caneira hit a great ball. Jesualdo Malheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leal Gusmão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Óscar Ferreira stood somewhat misplaced when Leal Gusmão came free in front of goal and shot 2-3 to the left of him in the 84 minute. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. Pippo's goalkeeper Laureano Fiúza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Óscar Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leal Gusmão in the 92nd minute of the match. The Bedanais supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching F.C. Pippo's performance. The match ended with a win for F.C. Pippo.