League Play-Off

Bela
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gonçalo Cruz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute Jacinto Nunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daia's Jacinto Nunes got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 11 played minutes SC Bela got a freekick which was hit by António Ferro. After 13 played minutes, Daia's Rui Costa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Francisco Faria came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Daia reached it. Gil Machado was a little too slow when Eusébio Valente got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 1-0. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of Daia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Bela:s goal. Gaspar Mendes hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. A collision led to SC Bela getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Vicente Pinho hit a great ball. Francisco Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Gil Machado was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Inácio Aguiar. 37 minutes into the game, António Ferro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Bela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Daia the free kick. After 37 played minutes SC Bela got a freekick which was hit by António Ferro. If Jacinto Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacinto Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Francisco Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Nunes in the 47th minute of play forced SC Bela's goalkeeper Francisco Faria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jacinto Nunes was the one to do the kick off. A nice corner shot did that Rui Costa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Francisco Faria quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gil Machado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of António Ferro's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. António Ferro hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After 63 minutes of play SC Bela's António Ferro was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. António Ferro hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, Eusébio Valente 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. Nuno Pinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Machado having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, SC Bela's Eusébio Valente sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gil Machado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SC Bela's Francisco Faria proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save SC Bela from getting a goal against them. Jacinto Rodrigues could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Francisco Faria made a huge save. SC Bela's Francisco Faria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Nunes in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Nuno Pinto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Bela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Daia the free kick. After a rather tough play, SC Bela's Nuno Pinto got a free kick in the 88th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. SC Bela had won after a very even match.