League Play-Off

Donoes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Luís Andrade started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th match minute, Regateiros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Faro to maneuver through the defense. Alberto Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Sandro Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th match minute, Regateiros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Regateiros FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 11th minute, when Miguel Miranda scored to the left of an out of position Sandro Melo, making the score, 2-0. Sandro Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diamantino Veiga in the 16th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Diamantino Veiga managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Donoes's supporters rose to their feet, but Diamantino Veiga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sandro Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Luís Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Regateiros FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Resende breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bruno Resende showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Faro, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Luís Andrade's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruno Resende was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Regateiros FC's zone, Diamantino Veiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sandro Melo came out of the goal and Diamantino Veiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diamantino Veiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luís Andrade might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruno Resende. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luís Andrade ran back to his position shaking his head. Bruno Resende came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Regateiros FC's Luís Andrade. But to his dismay, Luís Andrade quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Diamantino Veiga was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Regateiros FC's Lucas Amaro got a free kick in the 51st minute. SC Donoes's Alberto Fernandes got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 54th match minute, Regateiros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonso Paredes to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, SC Donoes's Miguel Miranda tried to score from far away in the 55th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After having played for 58 minutes, Luís Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Regateiros FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Andrade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 62nd minute Luís Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Resende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alberto Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Regateiros FC's Sandro Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Fernandes in the 71st minute of play. Alberto Fernandes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Diamantino Veiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Alberto Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sandro Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diamantino Veiga in the 83rd minute of play. Bruno Faro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Resende having to interfere. In the 88th minute, SC Donoes's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bruno Faro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bruno Resende stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Andrade's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Alberto Fernandes scored 3-1 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sandro Melo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee ended the match the SC Donoes players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.