League Play-Off

Barreira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Filipe Moreira started the match with the kick off. Américo Leite received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pedro Santos came out and tried to block the shot, but Américo Leite slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. Pedro Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Catarino Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 14 minutes Death Angel FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Duarte Lisboa who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Vítor Resende heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Pedro Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Catarino Reis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Santos, 2-0. With a little luck, Death Angel FC's Pedro Santos got control of the ball when Américo Leite tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Barreira FC booed when Death Angel FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. António Gaspar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Death Angel FC's Pedro Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Catarino Reis in the 30th minute of play. Death Angel FC's Pedro Santos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Death Angel FC from getting a goal against them. When Sebastião Bessa fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Death Angel FC's protests and gave Sebastião Bessa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd match minute, Death Angel FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastião Bessa to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute André Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Catarino Reis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute Catarino Reis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 45 minutes of play, Barreira FC's Américo Leite made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Catarino Reis to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Manuel Campos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. António Aguiar made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when António Gaspar sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th minute, António Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Américo Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Filipe Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Aguiar having to interfere. Death Angel FC's Pedro Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Catarino Reis in the 65th minute of play. Catarino Reis took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Santos. Pedro Santos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Death Angel FC's António Gaspar got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Américo Leite in the 78th minute of the match. António Gaspar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but António Aguiar firmly grabbed it by the left post. 90 minutes into the match, Death Angel FC's goal looked a bit too open when André Amorim came free, but Pedro Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filipe Moreiras short, quick shot in the 91stth minute got António Aguiar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Pedro Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Bessa in the 95th minute of play forced Death Angel FC's goalkeeper Pedro Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Barreira FC had played much better football throughout.