League Play-Off

Almogade
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Armindo Tavares started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diogo Marques got free with Bernardo Branco in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Almogade FC's Armindo Tavares got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute of the match, Armindo Tavares tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bernardo Branco saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 20th minute, Diogo Marques left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Almogade FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 24th minute Armindo Tavares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, SC Pipe's Augusto Pacheco got a free kick in the 25th minute. Alexandre Coimbra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 35 minutes, Paulo Faria managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Pipe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Faria was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Paulo Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Faria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Simão Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexandre Coimbra to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes, Almogade FC's Bento Costa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bernardo Branco came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Almogade FC reached it. Simão Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Coimbra in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Alexandre Coimbra 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 audience was convinced that Alexandre Coimbra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simão Simões was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Pipe's goalkeeper Bernardo Branco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bernardo Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armindo Tavares in the 66th minute of the match. Armindo Tavares's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernardo Branco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Paulo Faria 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. 73 minutes into the match, SC Pipe's goal looked a bit too open when Armindo Tavares came free, but Bernardo Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almogade FC's Diogo Marques got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Diogo Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernardo Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armindo Tavares in the 83rd minute of play. If Alexandre Coimbra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Paulo Faria 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. Simão Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Coimbra, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute, Diogo Marques 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. Bernardo Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diogo Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.