League Play-Off

Estadio Cercadas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sérgio Assis made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Aloísio Eiró sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Borba in the 10th minute of play forced Cercadas's goalkeeper Porfírio Novais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heitor Andrade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cercadas's Porfírio Novais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Borba in the 14th minute of play. After 23 minutes of play, Cercadas's Aloísio Eiró made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sérgio Assis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th match minute, Cercadas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Pinhal to maneuver through the defense. Agracoes FC's Rui Sá couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 27th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cercadas. In the 29th minute Francisco Borba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Porfírio Novais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aloísio Eiró could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Sérgio Assis made a huge save. Porfírio Novais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Borba in the 33rd minute of play. After having played for 36 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. Heitor Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Porfírio Novais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Porfírio Novais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heitor Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute.

If Francisco Borba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 59 minutes, Francisco Borba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Agracoes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francisco Borba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 60 minutes, Francisco Borba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Agracoes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francisco Borba 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 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Agracoes FC's goalkeeper Sérgio Assis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Agracoes FC's Francisco Borba got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Aloísio Eiró came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Cercadas 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 Aloísio Eiró couldn't finish the play. Heitor Pinto kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Cercadas's goalkeeper Porfírio Novais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Heitor Andrade. In the 85th minute there was a penalty for Agracoes FC. Rui Sá stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Porfírio Novais. 1-2. After a rather tough play, Agracoes FC's Heitor Andrade got a free kick in the 89th minute. If Aloísio Eiró had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Francisco Borba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, Cercadas's Simão Caetano broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Porfírio Novais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Borba in the 99th minute of play. Agracoes FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.