League Play-Off

Bergaco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vicente Alves took the kick off in the first half of the match. Oliveira Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Carvalho having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Manuel Antunes had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 15 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pisco FC! Joaquim Carvalho went to the wrong direction when Inácio Neto was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Oliveira Lopes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bergaco FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Oliveira Lopes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joaquim Carvalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ricardo Veiga came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Pisco FC's Vicente Alves. But to his dismay, Vicente Alves quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Diamantino Cardoso kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Oliveira Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Joaquim Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Pisco FC's Vicente Alves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardo Veiga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Inácio Neto during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute there was a penalty for Pisco FC. Miguel Ferreira stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ricardo Veiga. 0-2. 37 minutes into the match, Bergaco FC's Hélder Coimbra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joaquim Carvalho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Oliveira Lopes was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 39th minute. Bergaco FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ricardo Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Alves in the 42nd minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Oliveira Lopes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Cristiano Vaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henrique Viegas in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardo Veiga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Bergaco FC's Joaquim Macedo got a free kick in the 55th minute. Pisco FC's Miguel Ferreira couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 56th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Bergaco FC. If Fernando Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Pisco FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Cristiano Vaz hit a great ball. Fernando Soares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Ricardo Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st of the match, Vicente Alves tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Ricardo Veiga got in the way and made a wonderful save. After 73 played minutes Bergaco FC got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Nunes. If Vicente Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélder Coimbra's late challenge caught a Pisco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hélder Coimbra helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Bergaco FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Hélder Coimbra hit a great ball. Bergaco FC's Ricardo Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Alves in the 82nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Fernando Soares could shoot a difficult shot in the 85th minute, which Ricardo Veiga however easily saved by the left post. In the 87th minute of the match Rui Leal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joaquim Carvalho skillfully saved the ball. Fernando Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Veiga having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Pisco FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.