League Play-Off

Estadio Cervaes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Augusto Silva kicked off to start the match. Gil Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Filipe Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute of the match Álvaro Assunção sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Coimbra skillfully saved the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Bruno Leiria put in a rough tackle. In the 16th minute, Augusto Silva made a precise shot to the right of Filipe Cardoso. Cervaes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Augusto Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ricardo Gonçalves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Manuel Coimbra made a huge save. Pedro Simões scored 1-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manuel Coimbra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ricardo Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cláudio Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Manuel Coimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th match minute, Cervaes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Gonçalves to maneuver through the defense. Gil Vieira struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Filipe Cardoso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bicesse FC. After the first half Bicesse FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Ricardo Gonçalves made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Cervaes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Vale to maneuver through the defense. If Augusto Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Coimbra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Gonçalves in the 61st minute of play. Emílio Carneiro charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emílio Carneiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cervaes FC's Emílio Carneiro got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 66 minutes into the match, Lucas Vale had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Coimbra. Bicesse FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Vale was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Lucas Vale hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Ricardo Gonçalves struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Manuel Coimbra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cervaes FC. Filipe Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Silva in the 75th minute of play. Gil Vieira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Cardoso having to interfere. Cervaes FC's Pedro Simões got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Coimbra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Gonçalves in the 85th minute of the match. Eduardo Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The nice shot from Gil Vieira in the 89thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Filipe Cardoso had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Bicesse FC were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Cervaes FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Delfim Alves took the corner. At last the ball reached Augusto Silva at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Cervaes FC. 2-3. The Bicesse FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.