League Play-Off

Estadio Pedrogam
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Carlos Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Faro in the 3rd minute of play. SC Montalvao's Amílcar Henriques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Abreu in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute Rafael Faro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, SC Pedrogam's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Faro came free, but Carlos Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafael Faro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Nunes having to interfere. Amílcar Henriques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Abreu in the 18th minute of play. When Carlos Abreu came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the SC Pedrogam 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 Carlos Abreu couldn't finish the play. Lúcio Esteves hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Adolfo Pinho struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Carlos Nunes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Montalvao. Eusébio Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amílcar Henriques having to interfere. Amílcar Henriques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Nunes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafael Faro went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Rafael Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 46th minute Rafael Faro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Abreu to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adolfo Pinho in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Nunes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Adolfo Pinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amílcar Henriques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusébio Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. SC Pedrogam's Carlos Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Pinho in the 59th minute of play. Rafael Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 64 minutes into the match, Adolfo Pinho notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of SC Pedrogam's Carlos Nunes. Carlos Nunes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 72 played minutes SC Pedrogam got a freekick which was hit by Lúcio Esteves. In the 73rd minute of the match Rui Coimbra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carlos Nunes skillfully saved the ball. Nuno Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Abreu in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amílcar Henriques saved SC Montalvao from getting behind. When Eusébio Andrade fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Pedrogam's protests and gave Eusébio Andrade a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of SC Montalvao booed when SC Pedrogam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusébio Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Adolfo Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Montalvao's supporters rose to their feet, but Adolfo Pinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Nunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th minute, SC Pedrogam's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rafael Faro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Adolfo Pinho sped through SC Pedrogam's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Carlos Nunes. In the 93rd minute, Adolfo Pinho fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The SC Pedrogam supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SC Montalvao's performance. The match ended with a win for SC Montalvao.