League Play-Off

Estádio do Dragão
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Neide Guedes made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Futebol Clube do Porto booed when Birmingham Kings Heath AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Chafes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodrigo Manarte was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Afonso Almedia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neide Guedes in the 13th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Futebol Clube do Porto fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Neide Guedes in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Afonso Almedia saved Futebol Clube do Porto from getting behind. Neide Guedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's goalkeeper Delmano Mendes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's Delmano Mendes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Birmingham Kings Heath AFC from getting a goal against them. If Flavio Dikaté had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Futebol Clube do Porto's goalkeeper Afonso Almedia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Flavio Dikaté fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Almedia having to interfere. A collision led to Futebol Clube do Porto getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Quim Nascimento hit a great ball.

In the 58th minute, Hipólito Areosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 59 minutes into the match, Futebol Clube do Porto's goalkeeper Afonso Almedia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Regalado. Neide Guedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Emílio Firmino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Dos Santos in the 68th minute of play forced Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's goalkeeper Delmano Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Delmano Mendes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hernani Ezequiel Niz went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's goalkeeper Delmano Mendes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Delmano Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emílio Firmino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Dikaté received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Afonso Almedia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afonso Almedia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neide Guedes in the 91st minute of play. With a little luck, Futebol Clube do Porto's Afonso Almedia got control of the ball when Flavio Dikaté tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 97th minute, Emílio Firmino made a precise shot to the right of Delmano Mendes. Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.