League Play-Off

Estadio Bernardos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Bernardos FC's Henrique Cruz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Bernardos FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Tiago Leite hit a great ball. Pedro Machado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carlos Vaz. Bernardos FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Carlos Vaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If David Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Vaz having to interfere. If Jorge Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute, Henrique Cruz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bernardos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 23rd minute, Jorge Pinho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jorge Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Diogo Coimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Henrique Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 34th match minute, Panchorra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Pereira to maneuver through the defense. If Henrique Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 42 minutes, Tiago Leite mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bernardos FC and the Panchorra FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tiago Leite kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After 47 played minutes Panchorra FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Garcia. Bernardos FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alberto Nunes in the 50th minute.

The wind increased when Manuel Amaral made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Manuel Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Vaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bernardos FC! In the 66th match minute, Panchorra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Morais to maneuver through the defense. David Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, Bernardos FC's Jorge Pinho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diogo Coimbra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Henrique Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Coimbra having to interfere. Carlos Vaz made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when David Neves sent off a good shot on target. After 92 played minutes Bernardos FC got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Leite. Carlos Vaz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manuel Amaral's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. In the 97th minute, Manuel Amaral got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 101 minutes, Gonçalo Machado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bernardos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gonçalo Machado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.