League Play-Off

Estadio Barcelos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when David Leão made the kick off which started today's match. Gustavo Marques's late challenge caught a SC Barcelos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Marques helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SC Pizoria's Gustavo Marques got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Diamantino Setúbal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Diogo Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adolfo Carneiro's late challenge caught a SC Pizoria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adolfo Carneiro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of SC Pizoria booed when SC Barcelos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolfo Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Diamantino Setúbal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diogo Fernandes was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. 11 minutes into the match, SC Barcelos's goal looked a bit too open when Diamantino Setúbal came free, but Diogo Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 31 minutes, Alexandre Pinheiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Barcelos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexandre Pinheiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 39 minutes of play, SC Pizoria's Paulo Pedroso made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diogo Fernandes was left in no man's land by his defense there! 44 minutes into the match, David Leão notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of SC Pizoria's Lúcio Machado. Lúcio Machado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Diamantino Setúbal made the kick off in the second half. Alexandre Pinheiro struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Lúcio Machado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Barcelos. Alexandre Pinheiro struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Lúcio Machado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Barcelos. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Pizoria's goalkeeper Lúcio Machado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Diamantino Setúbal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Fernandes having to interfere. SC Pizoria's Lúcio Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Leão in the 68th minute of play. David Leão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Machado having to interfere. SC Barcelos's David Leão pulled a muscle in his leg after 76 minutes and couldn't finish the game. David Reis charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Reis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee gave SC Barcelos a penalty, 79 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Heitor Nascimento, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SC Pizoria's Lúcio Machado. 2-1. Diamantino Setúbal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Diogo Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Diamantino Setúbal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute, Paulo Pedroso 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. SC Barcelos's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Diamantino Setúbal 97 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.