League Play-Off

Pocinhos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) racionais's Luís Brás 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 Luís Brás in the 3rd minute of play forced Pocinhos's goalkeeper Tiago Morais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Brás fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Morais having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, André Coimbra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pocinhos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave racionais the free kick. André Coimbra kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Luís Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 12 minutes, Luís Magalhães managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. racionais's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Magalhães was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tiago Morais didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Magalhães went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Álvaro Brás fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Morais having to interfere. After 23 played minutes Pocinhos got a freekick which was hit by Lúcio Coimbra. 25 minutes into the match, racionais's Manuel Neves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tiago Morais narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Luís Brás had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Pocinhos's Lúcio Coimbra got a free kick in the 30th minute. If Luís Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 35 played minutes Pocinhos got a freekick which was hit by André Coimbra. racionais's defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when David Maia scored to the left of an out of position Carlos Paredes, making the score, 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

racionais's Carlos Paredes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Branco in the 52nd minute of play. If Marciano Basajaun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, David Maia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Paredes was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Filipe Maia was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 63 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the game, one of racionais:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. André Coimbra shot the penalty kick right outside the post. A collision led to racionais getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Luís Brás hit a great ball. Vinicio Sustrai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Tiago Morais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Pocinhos getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Daniel Dias hit a great ball. Pocinhos's Tiago Morais proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Pocinhos from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute Sérgio Resende shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Morais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 87 minutes, Luís Brás managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. racionais's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Brás was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 90 minutes, Sérgio Resende managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. racionais's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sérgio Resende was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 92 minutes, Luís Magalhães mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the racionais and the Pocinhos players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 92 played minutes racionais got a freekick which was hit by Luís Magalhães. In the 95th minute David Maia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Pocinhos were victorious despite being under pressure from racionais for much of the match.