League Play-Off

Berlengas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Plácido Bandeira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Bento Campos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Rijo having to interfere. When Filipe Gomes came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Berlengas 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 Filipe Gomes couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Granjinha FC's goalkeeper Nuno Rijo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bento Campos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Rijo having to interfere. Nuno Rijo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Gomes in the 22nd minute of the match. Nuno Rijo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bento Campos went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Plácido Bandeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Adolfo Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adolfo Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Coelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Nuno Rijo managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when Berlengas's Bento Campos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nuno Rijo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filipe Gomes, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 42 minutes into the game, Silvano Valadares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Granjinha FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Berlengas the free kick. After 42 played minutes Granjinha FC got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Valadares.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Filipe Gomes was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Granjinha FC's goalkeeper Nuno Rijo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 61st minute, Paulo Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Berlengas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Paulo Ribeiro hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Alexandre Moutinho sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Berlengas's Adolfo Veiga didn't even have to move. A collision led to Granjinha FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ivo Colaço hit a great ball. A collision led to Berlengas getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Paulo Ribeiro hit a great ball. Berlengas's Filipe Gomes got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 80thth minute of the game Bento Campos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Granjinha FC's Nuno Rijo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 80 played minutes Granjinha FC got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Valadares. After 83 minutes Granjinha FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pedro Almeida who took care of the corner kick. Berlengas's Pedro Almeida was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nuno Rijo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After having played for 86 minutes, Rafael Coelho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Granjinha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafael Coelho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Filipe Gomes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nuno Rijo having to make a save. 90 minutes into the match, Berlengas's Bento Campos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nuno Rijo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Granjinha FC's Plácido Bandeira slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Adolfo Veiga. That made the score 4-2 after 92 minutes of play. Berlengas were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Granjinha FC for a fine match.