League Play-Off

Estadio Mondroes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xavier Amaro kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute José Faria suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Gustavo Soares fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Mondroes's protests and gave Gustavo Soares a yellow card for diving instead. Bensafrim's Luís Ramos was substituted for José Faria. Gustavo Soares hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Jorge Faria was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 6th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 9th minute Xavier Amaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Bensafrim getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Edward Charlap hit a great ball. A hard shot by Jaime Ramos from long distance, 18 minutes into the match, got Eusébio Pedroso's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to Bensafrim getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Edward Charlap hit a great ball. Eusébio Pedroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Amaro in the 20th minute of the match. Eusébio Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Amaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. When Edward Charlap came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Bensafrim 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 Edward Charlap couldn't finish the play. Luís Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Pedroso having to interfere. Xavier Amaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Carlos Brás could shoot a difficult shot in the 42nd minute, which Eusébio Pedroso however easily saved by the left post. Eusébio Pedroso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Brás in the 43rd minute. Amadeu Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the 48th minute of the match Rodrigo Maia sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eusébio Pedroso skillfully saved the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Eusébio Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Eusébio Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Brás in the 55th minute of play. Eusébio Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Castro in the 65th minute of play. Eusébio Pedroso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eusébio Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Amaro in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Carlos Brás cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Eusébio Pedroso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to SC Mondroes getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gustavo Soares hit a great ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bensafrim fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! In the 89th minute Xavier Amaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Bensafrim's goal looked a bit too open when Xavier Amaro came free, but Eusébio Pedroso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Assunção hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute of the match Rodrigo Maia shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eusébio Pedroso showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Bensafrim's Jacinto Martins got a free kick in the 95th minute. Eusébio Pedroso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Brás went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score.