League Play-Off

Estádio Atlantis
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jaime Vasques kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Xavier Esparteiro 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. 6 minutes into the match, Atlantis FC's Xavier Esparteiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that André Sales narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 8th minute Xavier Esparteiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Sales saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atlantis FC were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after Brigada ADM's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sandro Marques took the corner. The corner ended in Sandro Marques almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Brigada ADM's André Sales did a great save. 12 minutes into the match, Brigada ADM's goalkeeper André Sales had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomás Torcato. Timóteo Valverde received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Vítor Vilela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Brigada ADM's Jaime Vasques sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vítor Vilela narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomás Torcato got free with André Sales in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomás Torcato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Sales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Esparteiro in the 27th minute of play. Jaime Vasques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Vilela having to interfere. Tomás Torcato took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised André Sales. André Sales dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After having played for 40 minutes, Xavier Esparteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlantis FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavier Esparteiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jaime Vasques recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Timóteo Valverde kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. André Sales showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Esparteiro in the 50th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Xavier Esparteiro made a kick off. André Sales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Esparteiro in the 54th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Jaime Vasques managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brigada ADM's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Vasques was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vítor Vilela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 59 minutes in the game, Timóteo Valverde fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Vítor Vilela having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Jaime Vasques 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Xavier Esparteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlantis FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Xavier Esparteiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Sales breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Brigada ADM's André Sales played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Esparteiro in the 80th minute of play. Tomás Torcato received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. André Sales tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Vasques blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vítor Vilela having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Atlantis FC's zone, Jaime Vasques stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vítor Vilela came out of the goal and Jaime Vasques tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute, Tomás Torcato left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlantis FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. If Jaime Vasques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.