League Play-Off

Bugalhos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when António Macedo kicked off to start the match. Augusto Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Armando Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Gomes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Martins having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Bugalhos FC's António Macedo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vicente Pinheiro. Vicente Pinheiro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Jorge Pacheco in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vicente Pinheiro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 16th minute, Emanuel Aleixo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jorge Pacheco might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vicente Pinheiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jorge Pacheco ran back to his position shaking his head. 22 minutes into the match, SC Valdoia's goalkeeper Vicente Pinheiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Pacheco. Amílcar Amaro kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, António Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bugalhos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but António Macedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vicente Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Augusto Correia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Martins was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. SC Valdoia's Emanuel Aleixo got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th match minute, SC Valdoia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Matias to maneuver through the defense. André Gomes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 38th minute, Tomás Pinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Bugalhos FC's goal looked a bit too open when André Gomes came free, but Armando Martins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 44 minutes, Amílcar Amaro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Valdoia and the Bugalhos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Amílcar Amaro kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. 2-0 became the score in the 46th minute when Jorge Pacheco elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 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 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and André Gomes made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Mariano Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Valdoia's Augusto Correia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Armando Martins. That made the score 2-1 after 54 minutes of play. Augusto Correia in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Armando Martins, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 62 played minutes Bugalhos FC got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Pinto. The supporters of Bugalhos FC booed when SC Valdoia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Faro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Macedo in the 73rd minute of play forced SC Valdoia's goalkeeper Vicente Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Tomás Pinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, SC Valdoia's Vicente Matias tried to score from far away in the 78th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When António Macedo came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Bugalhos FC 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 António Macedo couldn't finish the play. André Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Armando Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Jorge Pacheco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bugalhos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorge Pacheco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vicente Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Pacheco in the 97th minute of play forced SC Valdoia's goalkeeper Vicente Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bugalhos FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.