League Play-Off

Bemfeita
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gil Paiva made the kick off and thus started the match. Diamantino Macedo came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Cobre's João Correia. But to his dismay, João Correia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If João Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lourenço Domingues came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Cobre 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 Lourenço Domingues couldn't finish the play. João Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diamantino Macedo having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lourenço Domingues in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Diamantino Macedo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Bernardo Nunes managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when SC Bemfeita's Joaquim Marques fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 25 minutes into the match, Cobre's goal looked a bit too open when Gil Paiva came free, but Bernardo Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute Nuno Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gil Paiva in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernardo Nunes saved Cobre from getting behind. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lourenço Domingues to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Carlos Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gil Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Nunes having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, SC Bemfeita's goal looked a bit too open when Lourenço Domingues came free, but Diamantino Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, Gil Paiva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Bernardo Nunes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, SC Bemfeita's Diamantino Macedo got control of the ball when João Correia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute, Adolfo Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lourenço Domingues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, SC Bemfeita's Diamantino Macedo got control of the ball when João Correia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Diamantino Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lourenço Domingues in the 86th minute of the match. Bernardo Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Nuno Garcia hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After 94 played minutes Cobre got a freekick which was hit by Domingos Amorim. SC Bemfeita were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Cobre for a fine match.