League Play-Off

Estadio Cerdal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Tomás Nunes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd match minute, Cerdal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Aleixo to maneuver through the defense. Alexandre Setúbal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Carlos Pedroso kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. SC Alcorriol's Miguel Porto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save SC Alcorriol from getting a goal against them. Lourenço Borba kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Mota in the 16th minute of play forced SC Alcorriol's goalkeeper Miguel Porto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cerdal's Alexandre Setúbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás Nunes in the 19th minute of play. After having played for 23 minutes, Tomás Nunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Alcorriol's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomás Nunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 24th minute, Carlos Pedroso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomás Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duarte Barbosa hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, SC Alcorriol's Joaquim Nascimento broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Cristiano Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduardo Jesus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Miguel Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th match minute, Cerdal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Marques to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in SC Alcorriol's zone, Eduardo Jesus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miguel Porto came out of the goal and Eduardo Jesus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 45th minute Cristiano Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Setúbal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tomás Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Cerdal getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Carlos Pedroso hit a great ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mário Mota stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. SC Alcorriol's Miguel Porto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Jesus in the 53rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristiano Amaral got free with Alexandre Setúbal in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th match minute, SC Alcorriol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lourenço Borba to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute Mário Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Porto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute Tomás Nunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Setúbal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mário Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mário Mota struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Miguel Porto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cerdal. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Eduardo Jesus sped through SC Alcorriol's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Miguel Porto. Cerdal's Eduardo Jesus got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Miguel Porto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Jesus in the 79th minute of the match. When Cerdal's Mário Mota in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Alcorriol's goalie prevented a goal. Eduardo Jesus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eduardo Jesus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Porto having to interfere. Lourenço Borba charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lourenço Borba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SC Alcorriol getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Lourenço Borba hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 97th minute of the game. One of SC Alcorriol:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cerdal:s goal. Cerdal's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.