League Play-Off

Estadio Alfocheira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Teixeira started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes, Eduardo Melo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Alfocheira and the Tagarro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th minute, Eduardo Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the match, Tagarro FC's goalkeeper Gaspar Simões had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuel Maia. 13 minutes into the match, Tagarro FC's goalkeeper Gaspar Simões had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuel Maia. Gil Barros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hugo Moura's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. If Manuel Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hugo Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Gil Barros 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 Alfocheira's zone, Hugo Moura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gil Barros came out of the goal and Hugo Moura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Daniel Gueifão managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Alfocheira's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Gueifão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gaspar Simões breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Manuel Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Ferreira hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Gil Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 45 minutes of play SC Alfocheira's Eduardo Melo was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to SC Alfocheira getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Eduardo Melo hit a great ball. After 48 minutes of play, Tagarro FC's Hugo Moura made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gil Barros was left in no man's land by his defense there!

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emanuel Maia made a kick off. Hugo Moura made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 55thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Gil Barros would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Teixeira in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil Barros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 62nd minute, Daniel Gueifão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugo Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Gil Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute Manuel Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaspar Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Maia in the 69th minute of play. Emanuel Maia struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Gaspar Simões didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Alfocheira. When Daniel Gueifão came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the SC Alfocheira 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 Daniel Gueifão couldn't finish the play. If Emanuel Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Teixeira was extremely unlucky when he, in the 92nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 94th minute, SC Alfocheira's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Manuel Teixeira fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 96 minutes, Duarte Pacheco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tagarro FC and the SC Alfocheira players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Tagarro FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Duarte Pacheco hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Tagarro FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.