League Play-Off

Camelinho
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Afonso Nascimento made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Afonso Nascimento dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Eusébio Brito, 1-0. In the 6th minute, Emanuel Guarda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandre Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Eusébio Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Brito having to interfere. Loureira FC's Eusébio Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Loureira FC from getting a goal against them. Simão Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Camelinho FC's Delfim Pinho got a free kick in the 31st minute. Alexandre Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertino Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th match minute, Camelinho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delfim Pinho to maneuver through the defense. Albertino Neto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Alexandre Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Afonso Nascimento came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Camelinho FC 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 Afonso Nascimento couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Albertino Neto to make the kick off. Loureira FC's Eusébio Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Cardoso in the 55th minute of play. Alexandre Veiga hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Loureira FC's zone, Alexandre Cardoso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusébio Brito came out of the goal and Alexandre Cardoso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Afonso Nascimento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jorge Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Alexandre Freitas acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 60th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Júlio Silva. In the 62nd minute, Simão Martins 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. Alexandre Freitas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Albertino Neto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 64 minute of play. Alexandre Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Eusébio Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Albertino Neto 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Nascimento in the 79th minute of play forced Loureira FC's goalkeeper Eusébio Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Camelinho FC booed when Loureira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Bessa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 90 minutes, Simão Martins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Loureira FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Simão Martins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eusébio Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Nascimento in the 94th minute of play. Sandro Bessa's late challenge caught a Camelinho FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sandro Bessa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th minute, Sandro Bessa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.