League Play-Off

Estadio Prezandaes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Prezandaes booed when Prados was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Gonçalves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nuno Machado who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 7thth minute tested the skills of Artur Borba when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 9 minutes, Pedro Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Prados's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Lima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Pedro Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nuno Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Valente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Borba having to interfere. Artur Borba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Valente, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Nuno Machado struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Artur Borba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Prezandaes. In the 23rd play minute Nuno Machado came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Artur Borba. 1-0. Prezandaes's Américo Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Pinto in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute Manuel Pinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Américo Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Pinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Barros having to interfere. If David Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Prezandaes's goalkeeper Américo Barros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Pinto in the 37th minute of play forced Prezandaes's goalkeeper Américo Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Lima in the 41st minute of play forced Prezandaes's goalkeeper Américo Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Américo Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Prezandaes's Américo Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Pinto in the 44th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manuel Pinto to strike the kick off in the second half. Artur Borba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nuno Machado's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. The supporters of Prezandaes booed when Prados was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mário Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 65 played minutes Prezandaes got a freekick which was hit by Álvaro Simões. Américo Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Pinto in the 67th minute of the match. Américo Barros made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Pedro Lima sent off a good shot on target. Cristiano Gonçalves charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristiano Gonçalves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Prezandaes booed when Prados was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Gonçalves didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 minutes of play, Prezandaes's Nuno Machado made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Borba was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 84th minute, David Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, Prezandaes's Nuno Machado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artur Borba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manuel Pinto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Américo Barros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Prados fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 96th minute. Penalty! For all the effort they put into the match, the Prados players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Prezandaes.