League Play-Off

Estadio Nadrupe
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luís Nunes made the kick off which started today's match. When Luís Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the SC Nadrupe 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 Nunes couldn't finish the play. Vítor Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Nunes in the 5th minute of the match. Bruno Brito scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armindo Coelho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bruno Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Coelho having to interfere. Bruno Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Armindo Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armindo Guerreiro during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vítor Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Coelho having to interfere. SC Nadrupe's Armindo Coelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Brito in the 29th minute of play. Bruno Brito struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Armindo Coelho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Faleiros. In the 36th minute, Artur Fernandes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vítor Barbosa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Jacinto Sousa fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Nadrupe's protests and gave Jacinto Sousa a yellow card for diving instead. Jacinto Sousa hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Nadrupe's zone, Bruno Brito stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armindo Coelho came out of the goal and Bruno Brito 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 47 minutes, Artur Fernandes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Nadrupe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Fernandes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bruno Brito to strike the kick off in the second half. Bruno Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Armindo Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Nadrupe's Luís Nunes got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bruno Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Vítor Azevedo could shoot a difficult shot in the 60th minute, which Armindo Coelho however easily saved by the left post. 60 minutes into the game, Vítor Azevedo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Armindo Coelho. Vítor Azevedo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Bruno Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Coelho having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Luís Nunes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vítor Barbosa. Faleiros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Nunes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The supporters of Faleiros booed when SC Nadrupe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armindo Guerreiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Faleiros's Miguel Pinto broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Vítor Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vítor Azevedo struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Armindo Coelho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Faleiros. If Vítor Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Faleiros getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. André Borges hit a great ball. Faleiros's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.