League Play-Off

Estadio Escandarao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) If Afonso Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gil Castro hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 24thth minute of the game João Alves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Escandarao FC's Gonçalo Viana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Manuel Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Alves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 32 minutes into the match, Escandarao FC's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Alves came free, but Gonçalo Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, João Alves made a precise shot to the right of Gonçalo Viana. Escandarao FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuno Moreira got free with Luís Lopes in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alfredo Sá kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Carapinha's zone, Manuel Almeida stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Lopes came out of the goal and Manuel Almeida tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 48th minute, Afonso Alves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when João Alves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Escandarao FC's zone, Afonso Alves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonçalo Viana came out of the goal and Afonso Alves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th match minute, Escandarao FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Viegas to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Escandarao FC's zone, João Alves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonçalo Viana came out of the goal and João Alves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Nuno Moreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rui Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Rui Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Luís Lopes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Almeida went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Luís Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Almeida in the 91st minute of play. Luís Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Paulo Monteiro was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 98 minutes into the match.