League Play-Off

Ameijoeira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bernardo Gaspar took the kick off in the first half of the match. José Aleixo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Alexandre Resende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vicente Coelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Flamengos's Sebastião Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 13th minute Bernardo Gaspar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Resende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Aleixo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Gaspar in the 27th minute of play forced SC Flamengos's goalkeeper Alexandre Resende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bento Branco in the 29th minute of the match. SC Flamengos's Alexandre Resende proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save SC Flamengos from getting a goal against them. Sebastião Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Lopes having to interfere. 43 minutes into the game, SC Flamengos's Bento Branco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nuno Lopes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bento Branco made a kick off. José Aleixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Resende having to interfere. Nuno Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bento Branco in the 62nd minute of play. Simão Assis kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that José Aleixo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Resende was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. When Armindo Barbosa fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ameijoeira FC's protests and gave Armindo Barbosa a yellow card for diving instead. After 67 played minutes Ameijoeira FC got a freekick which was hit by Armindo Barbosa. With his leg Nuno Lopes managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when SC Flamengos's Sebastião Costa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Sebastião Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ameijoeira FC's Bernardo Gaspar got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Bernardo Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 80th minute Bento Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Sebastião Costa could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Nuno Lopes however easily saved by the left post. In the 88th match minute, Ameijoeira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Carneiro to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bento Branco in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nuno Lopes saved Ameijoeira FC from getting behind. Carlos Gonçalves kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Alexandre Resende made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Gaspar in the 93rd minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.