League Play-Off

Escoureda
Spectators: 25 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 0, VIP seats: 0) Filipe Paiva made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes PortoBello FC got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Ramos. 4 minutes into the game, Filipe Paiva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pardinhas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PortoBello FC the free kick. Rupert Svenson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, Pardinhas's Rodrigo Assis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Amaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Etxatxu Feyjo's late challenge caught a Pardinhas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Etxatxu Feyjo helped the player get up and apologised. Etxatxu Feyjo hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Pedro Amaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Paiva in the 17th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the game, PortoBello FC's Bento Dantas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edgar Vargas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Pedro Amaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Assis in the 22nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Octávio Seabra during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, Pardinhas's Edgar Vargas got control of the ball when Bento Dantas tried to sneak it across the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, Bento Dantas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Edgar Vargas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bento Dantas to strike the kick off in the second half. PortoBello FC were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Pardinhas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rupert Svenson took the corner. The corner ended in Rupert Svenson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pardinhas's Edgar Vargas did a great save. Thanks to some nice moves Rodrigo Assis could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Pedro Amaro however easily saved by the left post. Edgar Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rupert Svenson, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. If Rupert Svenson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bento Dantas in the 61st minute of play forced Pardinhas's goalkeeper Edgar Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rupert Svenson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Amaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filipe Paiva in the 70th minute of play. Rodrigo Assis came free with the goalkeeper in the 74th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Pedro Amaro could save by the left post. PortoBello FC's Rupert Svenson got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. PortoBello FC made a substitution. Júlio Moura replaced Eusébio Sá. After 88 played minutes, PortoBello FC's Alexandre Barros shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edgar Vargas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in PortoBello FC reached it. PortoBello FC's Inácio Simões was substituted for Domingos Coelho. PortoBello FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.