League Play-Off

Estadio Forcada
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristóvão Trindade made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Salgueiro FC's Cristóvão Trindade got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Armando Cardoso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alexandre Carneiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Alves in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Salgueiro FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Carneiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alexandre Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Cardoso in the 13th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, André Barros put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Eusébio Luz. Alexandre Carneiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Alves in the 30th minute. Armando Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Carneiro having to interfere. When Miguel Alves came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Forcada fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Miguel Alves couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute, Miguel Alves 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. If Miguel Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristóvão Trindade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salgueiro FC's Alexandre Carneiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Salgueiro FC from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

51 minutes into the match, Armando Cardoso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexandre Carneiro. Salgueiro FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Armando Cardoso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão Trindade in the 55th minute of play forced Forcada's goalkeeper Eusébio Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Cardoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Alexandre Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, André Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salgueiro FC's supporters rose to their feet, but André Barros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Luz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, André Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salgueiro FC's supporters rose to their feet, but André Barros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Luz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alexandre Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Miguel Alves struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Alexandre Carneiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Forcada. In the 89th of the match, Cristóvão Trindade tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Eusébio Luz got in the way and made a wonderful save. A collision led to Salgueiro FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Cristóvão Trindade hit a great ball. Eusébio Luz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but André Barros showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 93 minute of play. The Salgueiro FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.