League Play-Off

Estadio Cristelo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. João Lima started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júlio Baptista in the 4th minute of play forced Cristelo's goalkeeper Manuel Santarém to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bernardo Leão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Refugio getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Emanuel Castro hit a great ball. If Bernardo Leão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cristelo's goalkeeper Manuel Santarém, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 13th match minute, Cristelo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Moura to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 15 minutes, Nuno Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Refugio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuno Monteiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernardo Leão got free with Pedro Porto in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Cristelo defense, Júlio Baptista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manuel Santarém. The Cristelo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manuel Santarém should have stopped the shot. If Nuno Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristelo's Manuel Santarém played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júlio Baptista in the 33rd minute of play. Nuno Monteiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Manuel Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Júlio Baptista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Manuel Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Júlio Baptista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Manuel Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernardo Leão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

53 minutes into the match, Refugio's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Leão came free, but Pedro Porto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling João Lima in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Porto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedro Porto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Leão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Refugio's Pedro Porto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Leão in the 68th minute of play. In the 68th minute, one of Refugio:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Refugio. Cláudio Campos walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The audience was convinced that João Lima's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Porto was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 75th minute José Moura suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 81 minutes into the game, João Lima was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cristelo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Refugio the free kick. 82 minutes into the match, Refugio's Carlos Nunes broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Nuno Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bernardo Leão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Porto having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 99th minute, Júlio Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Refugio's supporters rose to their feet, but Júlio Baptista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Santarém breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.