League Play-Off

Estadio Vessadas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Abreu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bruno Aleixo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rogério Setúbal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Abreu in the 10th minute of play. Bruno Aleixo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Rogério Cunha made a huge save. Vessadas's Rogério Setúbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Monteiro in the 18th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Rui Monteiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rogério Setúbal was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. 21 minutes into the match, Vessadas's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Monteiro came free, but Rogério Setúbal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Bruno Aleixo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rogério Cunha was a little too slow when Pedro Queirós got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 36th minute of the match, Pedro Queirós tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rogério Cunha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Rui Monteiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rogério Setúbal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute Reborido were awarded a corner. Vítor Matos went to the cornerflag to take it. Vítor Matos made a great header on Reborido's corner, it was just that Vessadas's Rogério Setúbal managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Queirós in the 42nd minute of play forced Reborido's goalkeeper Rogério Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogério Setúbal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Abreu in the 47th minute of play. In the 48th minute, Rui Monteiro made a precise shot to the right of Rogério Setúbal. Vessadas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedro Queirós made a kick off. Rui Monteiro scored 1-2 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rogério Setúbal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 63rd minute, Pedro Queirós made a precise shot to the right of Rogério Cunha. Reborido's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The audience was convinced that Pedro Queirós's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rogério Cunha was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. After 72 minutes of play, Vessadas's Bruno Aleixo made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rogério Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Rogério Setúbal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 79th match minute, Vessadas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Faria to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Daniel Abreu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rogério Setúbal was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Queirós in the 82nd minute of play forced Reborido's goalkeeper Rogério Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 minutes, Bruno Aleixo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vessadas and the Reborido players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, Vessadas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Aleixo to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Rogério Setúbal managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when Reborido's Rui Monteiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 86 minutes into the match, Reborido's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Queirós came free, but Rogério Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Pedro Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Vessadas 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 Queirós couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Aleixo in the 90th minute of play forced Reborido's goalkeeper Rogério Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Vessadas's Rogério Setúbal got control of the ball when Rui Monteiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Daniel Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reborido's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Abreu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rogério Setúbal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vessadas were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Reborido for a fine match.