League Play-Off

Estadio Brunheta
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Carvalho during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Gabriel Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to SC Brunheta getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Joel Dantas hit a great ball. After having played for 8 minutes, Pedro Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Brunheta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Vieira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ricardo Leiria struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Amadeu Monteiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pulga. Ricardo Leiria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Monteiro having to interfere. Eusébio Miranda took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amadeu Monteiro. Amadeu Monteiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Eusébio Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Leiria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Monteiro having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Joel Dantas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Heitor Dias hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Gonçalo Brito fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. David Ramos hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Luís Moutinho kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Pedro Vieira kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emílio Freitas. That made the score 1-2 in the 43 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Leiria in the 46th minute of play forced SC Brunheta's goalkeeper Amadeu Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pedro Vieira to strike the kick off in the second half. Gonçalo Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Emílio Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emílio Freitas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Vieira's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. In the 59th minute Pedro Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emílio Freitas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pulga's goalkeeper Emílio Freitas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Pulga's Fernando Antunes got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Pedro Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Emílio Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gonçalo Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emílio Freitas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonçalo Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 minutes of play, SC Brunheta's Gonçalo Brito made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emílio Freitas was left in no man's land by his defense there! 88 minutes into the match, SC Brunheta's Pedro Vieira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emílio Freitas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 93 minutes into the game, Pedro Vieira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Emílio Freitas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.