League Play-Off

Melhorada
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Valinhas's José Silva started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Manuel Simões received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Bruno Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Simões sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucas Ferro kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Melhorada FC defense, José Silva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Figueiredo. The Melhorada FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Figueiredo should have stopped the shot. 13 minutes into the match, SC Valinhas's goalkeeper Oliveira Sá had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bento Marques. The audience was convinced that José Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruno Figueiredo was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Manuel Simões received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Bruno Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute José Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Manuel Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Valinhas's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Simões was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Figueiredo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. José Silva might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruno Figueiredo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Silva ran back to his position shaking his head. José Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Bruno Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Bruno Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bento Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruno Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Melhorada FC's Lucas Ferro got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 36 minutes into the game, Lúcio Assis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Valinhas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Melhorada FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, SC Valinhas's Lúcio Assis got a free kick in the 36th minute. Duarte Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Oliveira Sá tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Duarte Brito made a kick off. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Melhorada FC's goalkeeper Bruno Figueiredo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. José Silva was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 58th minute. SC Valinhas's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Bruno Figueiredo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when SC Valinhas's José Silva shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Bento Marques recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Bento Marques's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oliveira Sá was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Duarte Brito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oliveira Sá read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. After having played for 74 minutes, José Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Valinhas's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Silva 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 79th minute José Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melhorada FC's Bruno Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Silva in the 85th minute of play. Afonso Nascimento hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Manuel Simões had several of the Melhorada FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 89 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-3 score and a disappointed Bruno Figueiredo as he didn't even see the shot coming. Manuel Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Figueiredo having to interfere. Amadeu Pinto charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amadeu Pinto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th match minute, Melhorada FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeu Pinto to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over SC Valinhas could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Melhorada FC throughout the match.