League Play-Off

Estadio Brasil
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Brasil FC's Rogério Branco 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. If Sebastião Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute, António Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Sandro Leal fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Brasil FC's protests and gave Sandro Leal a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th match minute, Brasil FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandro Leal to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Maia's late challenge caught a Brasil FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Maia helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SC Machado's Pedro Maia got a free kick in the 15th minute. SC Machado's André Viegas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save SC Machado from getting a goal against them. After having played for 20 minutes, Rogério Branco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brasil FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rogério Branco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rogério Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. André Viegas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brasil FC's Sebastião Coelho got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Sebastião Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Rogério Branco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Viegas was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Marco Setúbal's late challenge caught a Brasil FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marco Setúbal helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to SC Machado getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Marco Setúbal hit a great ball. Nuno Valente succeeded in the game's 48th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1.

The wind increased when Pedro Maia made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastião Coelho in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg André Viegas saved SC Machado from getting behind. A collision led to Brasil FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. António Teixeira hit a great ball. Pedro Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Mário Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. António Teixeira's late challenge caught a SC Machado's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. António Teixeira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th minute, António Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Pedro Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Rogério Branco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Viegas was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 88th match minute, SC Machado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Setúbal to maneuver through the defense. If Nuno Valente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rogério Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Viegas having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Machado eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.