League Play-Off

Estadio Abunheira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gil Pedroso kicked off to start the match. When Bento Trindade fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Abunheira FC's protests and gave Bento Trindade a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th minute, Bento Trindade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Rodrigo Neto 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. Hugo Branco scored 1-0 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Xavier Paiva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The SC Findal fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when SC Findal's Rodrigo Neto looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 20 minutes, Sandro Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Abunheira FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sandro Correia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Sandro Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute, SC Findal's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Sandro Correia fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Hugo Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xavier Paiva having to interfere. Viriato Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Xavier Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Inácio Abreu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to SC Findal getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Francisco Paredes hit a great ball. Abunheira FC's Hugo Branco got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sandro Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xavier Paiva having to interfere. João Ferro kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. In the 48thth minute of the game Rodrigo Neto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abunheira FC's Francisco Oliveira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hugo Branco made a kick off. Hugo Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xavier Paiva having to interfere. In the 59th match minute, SC Findal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Paredes to maneuver through the defense. Vítor Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Xavier Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Inácio Abreu charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Inácio Abreu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SC Findal getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Inácio Abreu hit a great ball. Sandro Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xavier Paiva having to interfere. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Hugo Branco sped through SC Findal's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Xavier Paiva. In the 71st minute, Hugo Branco made a precise shot to the right of Xavier Paiva. SC Findal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After 74 played minutes Abunheira FC got a freekick which was hit by Vítor Macedo. Gil Pedroso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Francisco Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Findal's Xavier Paiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandro Correia in the 93rd minute of play. Abunheira FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.