League Play-Off

Nelas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristiano Morais got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Campos in the 4th minute of play forced SC Nelas's goalkeeper Duarte Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th match minute, Barrocalvo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristóvão Lima to maneuver through the defense. Duarte Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filipe Campos, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Filipe Campos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristiano Morais fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duarte Santos having to interfere. Filipe Campos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Miguel Amaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Gaspar having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, SC Nelas's goal looked a bit too open when Simão Matos came free, but Duarte Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristiano Morais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Barrocalvo FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Cristóvão Lima hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute, José Amorim 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. If Miguel Amaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Amorim stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. André Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Amaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Joel Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Mário Sá was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 66th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Duarte Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Morais in the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to SC Nelas getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Rui Faro hit a great ball. Mário Sá took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Duarte Santos. SC Nelas's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If José Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Barrocalvo FC's André Gaspar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Amorim in the 85th minute of play. After having played for 86 minutes, Miguel Amaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Nelas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Amaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Barrocalvo FC's goalkeeper André Gaspar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Simão Matos charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Simão Matos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Simão Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. André Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Amaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Barrocalvo FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SC Nelas.