League Play-Off

Estadio Balouta
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Catarino Macedo made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the SC Balouta defense, Catarino Macedo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Pedroso. The SC Balouta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Pedroso should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mariano Assis during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 11 played minutes Coimbra FC got a freekick which was hit by Mariano Assis. 15 minutes into the match, SC Balouta's João Cruz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hugo Leal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. David Pedroso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Catarino Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacinto Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Luís Lopes came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the SC Balouta 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 Luís Lopes couldn't finish the play. Luís Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Catarino Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. João Cruz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Leal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Catarino Macedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Pedroso was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 39th minute, Catarino Macedo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. David Pedroso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Catarino Amorim got free with Hugo Leal in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The SC Balouta players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Coimbra FC were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and João Cruz made a kick off. Mariano Assis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mariano Assis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Pedroso having to make a save. In the 56th minute, Luís Lopes 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Jacinto Pinheiro got free with David Pedroso in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Catarino Amorim fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Balouta's protests and gave Catarino Amorim a yellow card for diving instead. Catarino Macedo might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Pedroso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Catarino Macedo ran back to his position shaking his head. Hugo Leal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Cruz in the 64th minute of the match. Hugo Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Hugo Leal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If João Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 71st match minute, SC Balouta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Vieira to maneuver through the defense. If Catarino Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacinto Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. David Pedroso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Leal having to interfere. Luís Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Leal having to interfere. After a rather tough play, SC Balouta's Inácio Barros got a free kick in the 88th minute. Manuel Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. David Pedroso didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Coimbra FC's Catarino Macedo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute.