League Play-Off

Pocilgais
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Serafim Pinho made the kick off which started today's match. Cristiano Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Serafim Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Serafim Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Pascoal Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Loriga's Pascoal Baptista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Loriga from getting a goal against them. Vicente Monteiro hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Loriga's Pascoal Baptista got control of the ball when Cristiano Abreu tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafim Pinho in the 41st minute of play forced Loriga's goalkeeper Pascoal Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pocilgais's Rui Peseiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Lamego in the 46th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonardo Galvão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Celso Fragoso kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pocilgais's goalkeeper Rui Peseiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Pocilgais's Cristiano Abreu got a free kick in the 57th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pocilgais fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! 66 minutes into the game, Pocilgais's Cristiano Abreu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pascoal Baptista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Cristiano Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Loriga getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Vicente Monteiro hit a great ball. In the 82nd match minute, Loriga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Monteiro to maneuver through the defense. The Pocilgais fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Pocilgais's Serafim Pinho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Loriga's Pascoal Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Pinho in the 90th minute of play. Adolfo Lamego received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Rui Peseiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 100 played minutes Leonardo Galvão rounded Pocilgais's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Pocilgais had played much better football throughout.