League Play-Off

Valugas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Abragao FC booed when Valugas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingos Leite didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Carneiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pedro Pacheco. Valugas FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Vicente Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Simões in the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Setúbal in the 18th minute of play forced Valugas FC's goalkeeper Pedro Pacheco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Simões's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vicente Carvalho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Delfim Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filipe Brás charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filipe Brás the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th minute, Filipe Brás hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Valente in the 41st minute of play forced Valugas FC's goalkeeper Pedro Pacheco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute of the match Abragao FC got a corner. Valugas FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pedro Carneiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 48th minute, Marco Garcia 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Setúbal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marco Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Vicente Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vicente Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, Abragao FC's Diogo Viegas got a free kick in the 59th minute. Abel Simões received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Vicente Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delfim Carvalho kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Marco Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Vicente Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Abel Simões left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valugas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Vicente Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Figueiredo in the 73rd minute of the match. Carlos Setúbal 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. If Carlos Setúbal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Valente struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Pedro Pacheco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abragao FC. Marco Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Vicente Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abel Simões might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vicente Carvalho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abel Simões ran back to his position shaking his head. 97 minutes into the match, Abragao FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Simões came free, but Vicente Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Valugas FC had played much better football throughout.