League Play-Off

Braga
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) António Cunha made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th match minute, Sandelgas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emílio Paiva to maneuver through the defense. José Borba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from António Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Paulo Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Borba having to interfere. António Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Borba having to interfere. Ricardo Pinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Borba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from António Cunha in the 22nd minute of the match. Filipe Maia might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hélder Reis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filipe Maia ran back to his position shaking his head. 25 minutes into the match, Braga FC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Maia came free, but Hélder Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Paulo Maia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hélder Reis was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Hélder Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Maia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Paulo Maia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hélder Reis was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After having played for 37 minutes, António Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Braga FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but António Cunha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Filipe Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulo Maia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Paulo Maia tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hélder Reis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Filipe Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélder Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Maia in the 58th minute of play. Hélder Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Braga FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Paulo Maia 66 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-1. After having played for 70 minutes, Ricardo Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Braga FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Pinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Sandelgas getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. José Rocha hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Filipe Maia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sandelgas's supporters rose to their feet, but Filipe Maia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hélder Reis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 83rd match minute, Braga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Sousa to maneuver through the defense. Filipe Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 85 minutes, Vicente Mendes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Braga FC and the Sandelgas players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vicente Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. António Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Borba having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, Sandelgas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emílio Paiva to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the game, one of Braga FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sandelgas walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.