League Play-Off

Adecide
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Benavente's Eusébio Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Queirós in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Benavente's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Miguel Martins was slow to take the kick. During this time Adecide FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Adecide FC's corner Miguel Martins fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eusébio Nunes quite easily take care of the ball. When Rodrigo Valente fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Benavente's protests and gave Rodrigo Valente a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Benavente getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Rodrigo Valente hit a great ball. Eusébio Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Sousa in the 9th minute of play. The supporters of Benavente booed when Adecide FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Correia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Benavente booed when Adecide FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Benavente fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when Benavente's Joel Leiria looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 19 minutes into the match, Raul Pinho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Albertino Matias. Adecide FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raul Pinho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After a rather tough play, Adecide FC's Artur Queirós got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute, Vítor Guarda sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Adecide FC's Albertino Matias didn't even have to move. Albertino Matias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Leiria, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Henrique Reis in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Eusébio Nunes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Henrique Reis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eusébio Nunes having to make a save. If Joel Leiria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adecide FC's Albertino Matias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Leiria in the 35th minute of play. If Hugo Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henrique Reis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Adecide FC's zone, Raul Pinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Albertino Matias came out of the goal and Raul Pinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hugo Sousa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Henrique Reis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrique Reis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Albertino Matias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raul Pinho in the 56th minute. Eusébio Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique Reis in the 58th minute of play. Eusébio Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Reis in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61stth minute of the game Henrique Reis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Benavente's Eusébio Nunes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Henrique Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Henrique Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 0-3 became the score in the 73rd minute when Raul Pinho elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Benavente's Duarte Amaral got a free kick in the 75th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Henrique Reis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Adecide FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Henrique Reis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Nunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Adecide FC's Albertino Matias got control of the ball when Raul Pinho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Raul Pinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Albertino Matias having to make a save. Raul Pinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Albertino Matias made a huge save. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Joel Leiria got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpected shot in the 87th minute by Raul Pinho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Leiria in the 97th minute of play forced Adecide FC's goalkeeper Albertino Matias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.