League Play-Off

Estadio Barroja
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when David Gueifão got the match started through his kick off. David Gueifão struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Luís Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barroja. 4 minutes into the game, Eusébio Marques was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Soure FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barroja the free kick. Eusébio Marques hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 5 played minutes Soure FC got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Amaral. After 6 played minutes, Barroja's Pedro Jesus shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luís Costa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Barroja reached it. Luís Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Gueifão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Costa having to interfere. Armando Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Guerreiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. António Vieira hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute of the match Cristóvão Silva shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armando Cardoso showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Armando Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélder Castro in the 31st minute of the match. Hélder Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armando Cardoso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36th minute, Artur Cunha 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. Paulo Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Costa having to interfere. In the 41st minute of the match, David Gueifão tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luís Costa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Paulo Alves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luís Costa having to make a save. 46 minutes in the game, David Gueifão fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Luís Costa having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

In the 53rd minute, Paulo Alves 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. Ricardo Guerreiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 59th minute, David Gueifão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barroja fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Armando Cardoso made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Ricardo Guerreiro sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Soure FC's Cristóvão Silva got a free kick in the 66th minute. After 71 played minutes Soure FC got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Amaral. Pedro Jesus was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 71st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Paulo Alves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luís Costa having to make a save. After 87 played minutes Ricardo Guerreiro rounded Barroja's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1. After 90 played minutes Soure FC got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Amaral. Armando Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Guerreiro in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 95th match minute, Barroja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Jesus to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that Barroja were the better team. Barroja's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.