League Play-Off

Boucoais
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jorge Fonseca took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fernando Neto hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Fernando Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Santarém was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Joel Santarém took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raul Gomess short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Delfim Pires to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Joel Santarém showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Cruz in the 17th minute of the match. After 22 minutes, Armando Gonçalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Boucoais and the Alcabideche FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of SC Boucoais:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Alcabideche FC:s goal. Mário Macedo shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. If Jorge Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joel Santarém took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Alcabideche FC booed when SC Boucoais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Neto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Joel Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Joel Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SC Boucoais's zone, Manuel Cruz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Santarém came out of the goal and Manuel Cruz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute Manuel Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Santarém saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Fernando Neto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Boucoais's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alcabideche FC the free kick. Fernando Neto hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After 47 played minutes SC Boucoais got a freekick which was hit by Catarino Barros. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fernando Cruz to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Gomes in the 53rd minute of play forced Alcabideche FC's goalkeeper Delfim Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Manuel Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alcabideche FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Santarém breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fernando Cruz struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Joel Santarém didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alcabideche FC. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raul Gomes in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Delfim Pires saved Alcabideche FC from getting behind. In the 68th minute, Pedro Veiga made a precise shot to the right of Delfim Pires. Alcabideche FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. If Pedro Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Gomes in the 74th minute of play forced Alcabideche FC's goalkeeper Delfim Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernando Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Joel Santarém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, SC Boucoais's goalkeeper Joel Santarém had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Cruz. Fernando Cruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the SC Boucoais defense, Fernando Cruz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Santarém. The SC Boucoais fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Santarém should have stopped the shot. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.