League Play-Off

Durraes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Vieira got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Afonso Branco made a precise shot to the right of Xavier Faria. Durraes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Pedro Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Basílio Gueifão hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After 19 minutes, Afonso Branco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Prestar and the Durraes FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Afonso Branco kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 23rdth minute of the game Miguel Bessa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Prestar's João Pedroso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Prestar's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Bessa came free, but João Pedroso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xavier Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Vieira in the 29th minute of the match. After 31 minutes, Basílio Gueifão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Prestar and the Durraes FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st minute, Basílio Gueifão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Bessa in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Pedro Vieira made a precise shot to the right of Xavier Faria. Durraes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. When Pedro Vieira came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Prestar 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 Pedro Vieira couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Miguel Bessa made a kick off. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Delfim Ferreira sped through Prestar's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of João Pedroso. Pedro Vieira might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xavier Faria. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Vieira ran back to his position shaking his head. Jaime Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Prestar's Eusébio Marques couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 61st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Durraes FC. In the 62nd minute, Cristiano Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afonso Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xavier Faria having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Durraes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Vieira came free, but Xavier Faria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Durraes FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Cristiano Cunha hit a great ball. Miguel Bessa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedroso having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Delfim Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Bessa took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Pedroso. João Pedroso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 88th minute Pedro Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xavier Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Pedroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Bessa in the 90th minute of the match. Xavier Faria came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Prestar's Afonso Branco. But to his dismay, Afonso Branco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Prestar walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.