League Play-Off

Almodovar
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) SC Penajoia's Rafael Brito 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. The audience was convinced that Gil Brás's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vicente Gonçalves was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 4th minute, Rogério Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gil Brás sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute, Nuno Moniz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Delfim Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delfim Lopes having to interfere. António Pinheiro was extremely unlucky when he, in the 19th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 20 minutes into the match, SC Penajoia's goal looked a bit too open when Gil Brás came free, but Vicente Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Almodovar FC's António Pinheiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vicente Gonçalves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 26 minutes into the game, Gil Brás recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vicente Gonçalves. Gil Brás showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. António Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Gonçalves having to interfere. Delfim Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Correia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When SC Penajoia's Rodrigo Correia in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Almodovar FC's goalie prevented a goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gil Brás to make the kick off. In the 59th of the match, Rafael Brito tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Delfim Lopes got in the way and made a wonderful save. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Pinheiro in the 63rd minute of play forced SC Penajoia's goalkeeper Vicente Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Brito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Delfim Lopes made a huge save. In the 73rd minute António Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vicente Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from António Pinheiro in the 80th minute of the match. 85 minutes into the game, Sandro Leiria was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Almodovar FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Penajoia the free kick. After a rather tough play, Almodovar FC's Sandro Leiria got a free kick in the 86th minute. Rodrigo Correia in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Delfim Lopes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. SC Penajoia's Rafael Brito got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 95th minute, António Pinheiro 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Almodovar FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while SC Penajoia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.