League Play-Off

Gavieira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Mauro Rios started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Atlético de Coimbra getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Eurico Madureira hit a great ball. A collision led to Gavieira FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Ricardo Sousa hit a great ball. Diamantino Palhares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético de Coimbra's goalkeeper Zeferino Carvalheira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zeferino Carvalheira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Simões in the 20th minute of play. If Rafael Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ricardo Simões recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Atlético de Coimbra's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Simões came free, but Zeferino Carvalheira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Mauro Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diamantino Palhares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Lopes having to interfere. Fernando Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricardo Sousa got free with Zeferino Carvalheira in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 41 minutes in the game, Ricardo Simões fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Zeferino Carvalheira having to interfere. Rafael Pinho in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zeferino Carvalheira, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ricardo Simões to make the kick off. If Diamantino Palhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gavieira FC's goalkeeper Fernando Lopes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fernando Lopes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diamantino Palhares in the 63rd minute. Zeferino Carvalheira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zeferino Carvalheira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mauro Rios came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Atlético de Coimbra 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 Mauro Rios couldn't finish the play. Zeferino Carvalheira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Simões in the 78th minute of play. If Ricardo Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rafael Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Ricardo Simões sped through Atlético de Coimbra's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zeferino Carvalheira. Ricardo Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Zeferino Carvalheira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Gavieira FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Atlético de Coimbra's performance. The match ended with a win for Atlético de Coimbra.