League Play-Off

Almeida
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Catarino Costa started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute Lourenço Monteiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Ferro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emílio Trindade made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Barbosa in the 18th minute. If Catarino Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 24 played minutes, SC Framilo's António Faro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pedro Antunes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SC Framilo reached it. Almeida FC's Pedro Antunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lourenço Monteiro in the 30th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by António Faro during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Emílio Trindade had in the 36thth minute some difficulties stopping Miguel Anjos's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball Almeida FC's Miguel Anjos was responsible for 1-0 with a brilliant performance in the 36th minute when he, by himself, got past the opponents defense and with a quick shot sent the ball into the goal to the left of Emílio Trindade. 45 minutes into the match, SC Framilo's goal looked a bit too open when Catarino Costa came free, but Emílio Trindade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Lourenço Monteiro made the kick off in the second half. Cândido Cunha's late challenge caught a Almeida FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cândido Cunha helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd minute, Cândido Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emílio Trindade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Bento Vaz hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 65thth minute of the game Lourenço Monteiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Almeida FC's Pedro Antunes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 66th match minute, Almeida FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bento Vaz to maneuver through the defense. SC Framilo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marco Nunes in the 69th minute. A collision led to SC Framilo getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. João Magalhães hit a great ball. Emílio Trindade came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Almeida FC's Gabriel Barbosa. But to his dismay, Gabriel Barbosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 78 minutes into the match, Gabriel Barbosa notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of SC Framilo's Emílio Trindade. Emílio Trindade was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. André Ferro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Pedro Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If André Ferro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Almeida FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SC Framilo for a fine match.