League Play-Off

Estadio Chocas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Francisco Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Joaquim Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Santarém showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Luz in the 20th minute of the match. Francisco Luz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Santarém having to interfere. Marco Carvalho in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gaspar Bessa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Xavier Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Joaquim Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Chocas FC's zone, Francisco Luz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquim Santarém came out of the goal and Francisco Luz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pinhovelo FC's Gaspar Bessa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Anjos in the 43rd minute of play. Chocas FC's Joaquim Santarém played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Luz in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Anjos in the 48th minute of play forced Pinhovelo FC's goalkeeper Gaspar Bessa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute, Mariano Anjos made a precise shot to the right of Gaspar Bessa. Pinhovelo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xavier Nunes was the one to do the kick off. Joaquim Santarém stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xavier Nunes's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Francisco Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Joaquim Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Santarém showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Chocas FC's Marco Carvalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaspar Bessa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Nunes in the 67th minute of play forced Chocas FC's goalkeeper Joaquim Santarém to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Santarém was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Xavier Nunes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 71 minute of play. When Xavier Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Pinhovelo FC 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 Xavier Nunes couldn't finish the play. In the 77th match minute, Chocas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by António Brito to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Mariano Anjos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chocas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Francisco Luz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joaquim Santarém having to make a save. In the 91st minute, Francisco Luz 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. Francisco Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pinhovelo FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Chocas FC had won, even though Pinhovelo FC had held more of the ball.