League Play-Off

Estadio Bade
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gustavo Freitas took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Gustavo Freitas came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Bade 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 Gustavo Freitas couldn't finish the play. Gustavo Freitas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Gustavo Freitas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Mendes was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Viriato Leal struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Hélder Guerreiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Queimadela. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, António Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Queimadela's supporters rose to their feet, but António Baptista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hélder Guerreiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Viriato Leal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 27 played minutes, Bade's Gabriel Garcia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alexandre Mendes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bade reached it. A collision led to Bade getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Cristóvão Cabral hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling António Baptista in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hélder Guerreiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell António Baptista to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Queimadela's João Moniz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hélder Guerreiro. That made the score 1-1 after 55 minutes of play. In the 58th minute, João Moniz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Bade's Cristiano Nascimento got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute, Paulo Fernandes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Alexandre Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Paulo Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Alexandre Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gustavo Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Alexandre Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Gustavo Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Alexandre Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristóvão Nogueira during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alexandre Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. A collision led to SC Queimadela getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Sebastião Soares hit a great ball. João Moniz's late challenge caught a Bade's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Moniz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to SC Queimadela getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. João Moniz hit a great ball. If Paulo Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viriato Leal might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hélder Guerreiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Viriato Leal ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, António Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Queimadela's supporters rose to their feet, but António Baptista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hélder Guerreiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th minute of the match, Viriato Leal got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hélder Guerreiro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Viriato Leal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Hélder Guerreiro made a huge save. 93 minutes into the match, Bade's Paulo Fernandes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexandre Mendes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 96thth minute of the game Gustavo Freitas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Queimadela's Alexandre Mendes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.