League Play-Off

Pedrogueira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manuel Anjos kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, SC Fraguas's goalkeeper Ricardo Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Viriato Pacheco. Manuel Anjos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, SC Pedrogueira's Fernando Castro got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute of the match Alexandre Almeida shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vicente Machado showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Mendes in the 14th minute of play forced SC Fraguas's goalkeeper Ricardo Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vicente Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Anjos, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. If Viriato Pacheco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Mendes scored 1-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Cunha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Henrique Pinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Vicente Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Henrique Pinto managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Fraguas's supporters rose to their feet, but Henrique Pinto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vicente Machado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 27thth minute of the game Manuel Anjos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Pedrogueira's Vicente Machado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vicente Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Anjos in the 30th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Alberto Mendes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ricardo Cunha, 2-0. In the 40th minute, Fernando Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute of the match Alexandre Almeida sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vicente Machado skillfully saved the ball. SC Pedrogueira's Vicente Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrique Pinto in the 44th minute of play. If Viriato Pacheco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Ricardo Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Viriato Pacheco struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Ricardo Cunha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Pedrogueira. Ricardo Cunha came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Pedrogueira's Viriato Pacheco. But to his dismay, Viriato Pacheco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 62 minutes into the match, SC Fraguas's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Castro came free, but Ricardo Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Fernando Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Cunha was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. SC Pedrogueira's Vicente Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Anjos in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Mendes in the 68th minute of play forced SC Fraguas's goalkeeper Ricardo Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Alberto Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Pedrogueira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Mendes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Viriato Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Cunha having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Gaspar Barbosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardo Cunha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alberto Mendes's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. 88 minutes into the match, Henrique Pinto notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of SC Pedrogueira's Vicente Machado. Vicente Machado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Henrique Pinto might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vicente Machado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henrique Pinto ran back to his position shaking his head. SC Pedrogueira's Viriato Pacheco suffered a sprained foot after 95 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Alexandre Almeida charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandre Almeida the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alexandre Almeida hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. SC Pedrogueira had won after a very even match.