League Play-Off

Estadio Valinha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rafael Lisboa got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Valinha's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Assis came free, but Raul Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, João Domingues was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valinha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pedregosa FC the free kick. In the 9th minute, João Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno Assis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Fernandes having to interfere. Raul Fernandes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Assis's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Pedregosa FC's goalkeeper Rafael Abreu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joaquim Esteves. David Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raul Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Assis in the 34th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, David Abreu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raul Fernandes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Raul Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Assis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Domingues was shown his second yellow card after 46 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 47th minute, João Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedregosa FC's Jorge Alves couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Valinha. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bruno Assis to make the kick off. David Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Bruno Assis came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Pedregosa FC 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 Bruno Assis couldn't finish the play. Bruno Assis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Raul Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raul Fernandes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Assis in the 71st minute of play. Valinha's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Bruno Assis scored to the left of an out of position Raul Fernandes, making the score, 0-2. In the 82nd minute, Bruno Assis fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Raul Fernandes, passed just outside the right post. If Bruno Assis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filipe Fontes kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Joaquim Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.