League Play-Off

Estadio Barreiros
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Inácio Almeida started the match with the kick off. João Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Benfica getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. David Porto hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the match, Barreiros FC's Nuno Ramos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that António Vaz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 13th minute of the match Inácio Jesus sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gonçalo Moutinho skillfully saved the ball. In the 15th minute, João Gonçalves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gonçalo Moutinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Nuno Ramos succeeded in the game's 18th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. 22 minutes into the game, Vítor Alves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Benfica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barreiros FC the free kick. Vítor Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to Barreiros FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Nuno Ramos hit a great ball. Benfica's António Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Ramos in the 26th minute of play. Fernando Faria kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. António Vaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Ramos in the 39th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nuno Ramos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Benfica's António Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Ramos in the 56th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Pinho during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Benfica booed when Barreiros FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Pinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th match minute, Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Alves to maneuver through the defense. António Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Ramos in the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, João Gonçalves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gonçalo Moutinho. Barreiros FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Gonçalves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 89th minute, Bento Amaro made a precise shot to the right of António Vaz. Benfica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 92nd minute Inácio Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo Moutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Pinho hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.