League Play-Off

Estadio Brotual
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristiano Coimbra kicked off to start the match. Pedro Morais recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Reboleiro FC's Cristóvão Sousa got a free kick in the 9th minute. Brotual were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Reboleiro FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abel Silva took the corner. 14 minutes into the game, Cristóvão Sousa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Reboleiro FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brotual the free kick. A collision led to Reboleiro FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Cristóvão Sousa hit a great ball. Pedro Morais fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Viana having to interfere. Luís Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. José Domingues's late challenge caught a Reboleiro FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Domingues helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Brotual getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. José Domingues hit a great ball. Vasco Melo's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Adelino Morais - 0-1 was put on the score board in the 25th minute. 32 minutes into the game, Pedro Morais recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pedro Viana. Pedro Morais showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Adelino Morais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Coimbra in the 37th minute of the match. When Cristiano Coimbra came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Reboleiro 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 Cristiano Coimbra couldn't finish the play. After having played for 40 minutes, Cristiano Coimbra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Reboleiro FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristiano Coimbra 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 43rd minute, Luís Lima 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. 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.

In the 55thth minute of the game Pedro Morais who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Reboleiro FC's Pedro Viana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Delfim Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th match minute, Brotual was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Magalhães to maneuver through the defense. If Luís Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Delfim Pereira's late challenge caught a Reboleiro FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Delfim Pereira helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Reboleiro FC booed when Brotual was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delfim Pereira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Delfim Pereira was shown his second yellow card after 65 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 66th minute, Delfim Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reboleiro FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vasco Melo in the 68th minute. Vasco Melo made a great header on Reboleiro FC's corner, it was just that Brotual's Adelino Morais managed to reach the ball for a save. Brotual's Carlos Magalhães got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Reboleiro FC's Pedro Viana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Magalhães in the 79th minute of play. Adelino Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Melo in the 83rd minute of play. Luís Lima who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Adelino Morais when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, José Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brotual's supporters rose to their feet, but José Domingues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Viana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adelino Morais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Coimbra in the 96th minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.