League Play-Off

Estadio Pesinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miguel Ferro kicked off to start the match. João Pacheco's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Inácio Macedo firmly grabbed it by the left post. After having played for 11 minutes, José Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Pesinho'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. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, João Pacheco managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Pesinho's supporters rose to their feet, but João Pacheco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Inácio Macedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gabriel Figueiredo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nuno Coelho's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as José Silva kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Inácio Macedo. That made the score 1-0 in the 22 minute of play. Jorge Garcia hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Miguel Ferro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Gabriel Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Coelho struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Gabriel Figueiredo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fronteira. Gabriel Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Ferro in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, SC Pesinho's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Ferro came free, but Gabriel Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jorge Garcia fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Pesinho's protests and gave Jorge Garcia a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Fronteira booed when SC Pesinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Miguel Ferro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Figueiredo was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, José Silva took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Inácio Macedo to make any attempt to save it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Silva was the one to do the kick off. If José Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inácio Macedo having to interfere. Gabriel Figueiredo was a little too slow when Miguel Ferro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 2-1. In the 68th minute, João Pacheco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Inácio Macedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Inácio Macedo came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Pesinho's José Silva. But to his dismay, José Silva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Pacheco in the 77th minute of play forced Fronteira's goalkeeper Inácio Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Miguel Ferro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Pacheco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Inácio Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Pacheco in the 86th minute of play. Inácio Macedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Silva went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Miguel Ferro struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Gabriel Figueiredo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fronteira. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuno Coelho got free with Gabriel Figueiredo in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. João Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inácio Macedo having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. SC Pesinho had played much better football throughout.