League Play-Off

Estadio Alumieira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tiago Matos made the kick off which started today's match. If Júlio Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cláudio Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Tiago Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Alberto Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lourenço Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeu Domingues in the 26th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vicente Soares during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 31st match minute, SC Valizelos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Soares to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes in the game António Guarda got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. Amadeu Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alumieira's Amadeu Domingues was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 41st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 47 minutes into the match, SC Valizelos's Tiago Matos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alberto Machado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Amadeu Domingues made the kick off in the second half. Lourenço Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duarte Resende, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 57 minutes, Duarte Resende mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alumieira and the SC Valizelos players grew even worse after the yellow card. Duarte Resende hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Alberto Machado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Filipe Maia went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. Lourenço Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Domingues in the 64th minute of the match. After 65 minutes, Inácio Sousa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Valizelos and the Alumieira players grew even worse after the yellow card. Amadeu Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amadeu Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lourenço Leite having to interfere. Lourenço Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Júlio Rocha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lourenço Leite was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-3. Filipe Maia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Alberto Machado made a huge save. The attack was good, but when Tiago Matos in the 80th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tiago Matos in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alberto Machado saved Alumieira from getting behind. Amadeu Domingues 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. If Amadeu Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 91 minutes, Amadeu Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alumieira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amadeu Domingues 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 93rd minute Amadeu Domingues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lourenço Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Júlio Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Lourenço Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.