League Play-Off

Estadio Herdade
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jorge Quintela took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Américo Lopes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Herdade FC's Claudemiro Valverde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tomás Brites fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Sá having to interfere. When Tomás Brites fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Herdade FC's protests and gave Tomás Brites a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Herdade FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Tomás Brites hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Beliche FC's Filipe Morais got a free kick in the 15th minute. André Freire shot from long distance in the 16th minute, but Mariano Sá was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. When Filipe Morais fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Beliche FC's protests and gave Filipe Morais a yellow card for diving instead. After 19 played minutes Beliche FC got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Morais. Américo Lopes kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. A hard shot 24 in the game by Tomás Brites from a close distance when the talented Mariano Sá managed to make a qualified save. Beliche FC's players were relieved. After 26 minutes of play, Beliche FC's Diogo Viana made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claudemiro Valverde was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Beliche FC's Simão Carneiro got a free kick in the 29th minute. Diogo Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudemiro Valverde having to interfere. Américo Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 41 minutes, Tomás Brites made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Beliche FC's Mariano Sá tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Viana in the 45th minute of play forced Herdade FC's goalkeeper Claudemiro Valverde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Américo Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Claudemiro Valverde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Américo Lopes made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Américo Lopes 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. Diogo Viana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 59 minutes into the match, Jorge Quintela notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Beliche FC's Mariano Sá. Mariano Sá was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Joaquim Pinheiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Claudemiro Valverde. Herdade FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Américo Lopes in the 71st minute of play forced Herdade FC's goalkeeper Claudemiro Valverde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Sá didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomás Brites went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Beliche FC's Mariano Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás Brites in the 80th minute of play. Américo Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Claudemiro Valverde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Herdade FC's zone, Américo Lopes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudemiro Valverde came out of the goal and Américo Lopes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th minute Américo Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudemiro Valverde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diogo Viana who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Claudemiro Valverde when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Herdade FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.