League Play-Off

Tronco
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Neto got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Solveira's José Neto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joel Gaspar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Joaquim Henriques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Joel Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Henriques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If José Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the match, Solveira's Joaquim Henriques sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joel Gaspar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alfredo Borges's late challenge caught a Solveira's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Borges helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Tronco FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Alfredo Borges hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the match, Joaquim Henriques notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Tronco FC's Joel Gaspar. Joel Gaspar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Solveira getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Duarte Freitas hit a great ball. After 37 minutes, Óscar Melo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Solveira and the Tronco FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Óscar Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Gaspar having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquim Henriques in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Gaspar saved Tronco FC from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Tronco FC's zone, Cristiano Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Gaspar came out of the goal and Cristiano Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tronco FC's Joel Gaspar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Neto in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nuno Pereira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. José Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Solveira's Joaquim Henriques managed to work through Tronco FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Joaquim Henriques dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. José Neto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Joel Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Tronco FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Rodrigo Branco hit a great ball. When Joaquim Henriques came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Solveira 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 Joaquim Henriques couldn't finish the play. José Neto took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joel Gaspar. Joel Gaspar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Afonso Valente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Carlos Assis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Henriques blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joel Gaspar having to make a save. Tronco FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when José Neto 66 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. José Neto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A hard shot 83 in the game by Joaquim Henriques from a close distance when the talented Joel Gaspar managed to make a qualified save. Tronco FC's players were relieved. In the 84thth minute of the game José Neto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tronco FC's Joel Gaspar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tronco FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when José Neto 86 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-5. Joel Gaspar was a little too slow when José Neto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 1-6. Solveira played a much better game than Tronco FC and deserved their victory. The Tronco FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.