League Play-Off

Estadio Relvinha
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Heitor Pires got the match started through his kick off. Alexandre Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Lisboa in the 3rd minute of play. António Gomes charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed António Gomes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 6 played minutes Silvalde got a freekick which was hit by António Gomes. After a rather tough play, Relvinha FC's Miguel Pinho got a free kick in the 8th minute. Américo Aleixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaspar Castro having to interfere. Gaspar Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Heitor Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Lisboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heitor Pires in the 27th minute of play forced Relvinha FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Xavier Lisboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Relvinha FC's André Campos got a free kick in the 36th minute. Gonçalo Campos, 38 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After 42 minutes Relvinha FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gonçalo Campos who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Gonçalo Campos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alexandre Carneiro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Xavier Lisboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alexandre Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Lisboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Miguel Pinho to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Silvalde's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Pinho came free, but Gaspar Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Américo Aleixo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vítor Faro hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Xavier Lisboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Carneiro having to interfere. If Miguel Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miguel Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Gaspar Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gaspar Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. André Gaspar kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Xavier Lisboa took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alexandre Carneiro. Alexandre Carneiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gaspar Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Américo Aleixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. When Américo Aleixo came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Relvinha 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 Américo Aleixo couldn't finish the play. Miguel Pinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gaspar Castro having to make a save. Gaspar Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Relvinha FC lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.