League Play-Off

Estadio Covelaes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Pinto got the match started through his kick off. Armando Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Borba, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Armando Barros came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Agracoes FC's Francisco Borba. But to his dismay, Francisco Borba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After having played for 16 minutes, Heitor Pinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Agracoes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Heitor Pinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 24th minute Francisco Borba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 27 minutes, Tomás Mendes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bruno Futebol Clube and the Agracoes FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 28 played minutes Bruno Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Mendes. Tomás Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Assis having to interfere. In the 33rd match minute, Agracoes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Macedo to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute of the match, Mário Aguiar tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sérgio Assis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Armando Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heitor Pinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Francisco Borba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agracoes FC's Sérgio Assis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Agracoes FC from getting a goal against them. 47 minutes into the game, Heitor Pinto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Agracoes FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bruno Futebol Clube the free kick. In the 47th match minute, Agracoes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heitor Pinto to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francisco Borba to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Bruno Futebol Clube's Tomás Mendes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sérgio Assis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 55th minute of the match Bruno Futebol Clube got a corner. Agracoes FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mário Aguiar ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Bruno Futebol Clube's Mário Aguiar to fire away a dangerous shot which Sérgio Assis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Tomás Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Agracoes FC's Sérgio Assis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Pinto in the 64th minute of play. Heitor Pinto was shown his second yellow card after 64 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Heitor Pinto kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, Paulo Reis threw the ball into play from the sideline. Bruno Futebol Clube's Ricardo Jesus quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If José Pinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Tomás Mendes 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. Sérgio Assis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Pinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomás Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Sérgio Assis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute José Pinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sérgio Assis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sérgio Assis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Pagomari in the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to Bruno Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Ricardo Jesus hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, José Pinto notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Agracoes FC's Sérgio Assis. Sérgio Assis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Armando Barros made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Rafael Mota sent off a good shot on target. Armando Barros was a little too slow when Francisco Borba got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.