League Play-Off

Estadio Murzeleira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when André Mota took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Bujoes FC's zone, Fernando Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Alves came out of the goal and Fernando Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 4 minutes, André Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Murzeleira's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Mota was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bujoes FC's André Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Maia in the 6th minute of play. André Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. André Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. André Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Mota in the 16th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Bujoes FC's zone, Fernando Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Alves came out of the goal and Fernando Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Maia got free with André Alves in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 29 played minutes Murzeleira got a freekick which was hit by Duarte Amorim. Inácio Assunção struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Rui Nunes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bujoes FC. 35 minutes into the game, Alexandre Valente was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Murzeleira's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bujoes FC the free kick. After 35 played minutes Murzeleira got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Valente. Rui Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lourenço Alves in the 48th minute of play. The Murzeleira players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bujoes FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Inácio Assunção to make the kick off. After 54 played minutes, Bujoes FC's Catarino Teixeira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rui Nunes 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 Bujoes FC reached it. André Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Mota in the 56th minute of play. Fernando Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. André Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lourenço Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Rui Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Alves having to interfere. Fernando Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Alves having to interfere. Murzeleira's Rui Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Assunção in the 76th minute of play. Fernando Maia might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Alves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Maia ran back to his position shaking his head. Lourenço Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Nunes having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bujoes FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Murzeleira a penalty, 84 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Duarte Lima, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bujoes FC's André Alves. 1-1. António Fonseca hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, André Mota made a precise shot to the right of André Alves. Bujoes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 98 minutes into the match, Murzeleira's goal looked a bit too open when Inácio Assunção came free, but Rui Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Murzeleira were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bujoes FC for a fine match.