League Play-Off

Estadio Brasileira
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alexandre Neves took the kick off in the first half of the match. Álvaro Dantas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulo Barros in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Neves in the 9th minute of play forced Brasileira FC's goalkeeper Armando Guarda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alexandre Neves came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Quintinha FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alexandre Neves couldn't finish the play. Alexandre Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Armando Guarda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Barros received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Álvaro Dantas came out and tried to block the shot, but Paulo Barros slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 23rd minute. 27 minutes into the game, Basílio Sousa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Armando Guarda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Brasileira FC's Pedro Delgado got a free kick in the 31st minute. 35 minutes into the match, Quintinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Baptista came free, but Álvaro Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Baptista in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Álvaro Dantas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Alexandre Neves came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Quintinha FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alexandre Neves couldn't finish the play. Armando Guarda came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Quintinha FC's Alexandre Neves. But to his dismay, Alexandre Neves quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Quintinha FC's Álvaro Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Baptista in the 52nd minute of play. After 54 minutes Quintinha FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Basílio Neto who took care of the corner kick. Manuel Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Quintinha FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! In the 63rd minute there was a penalty for Brasileira FC. Basílio Neto stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Álvaro Dantas. 3-2. 72 minutes into the match, Brasileira FC's Rui Correia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Álvaro Dantas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Baptista in the 73rd minute of play forced Quintinha FC's goalkeeper Álvaro Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Alexandre Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Basílio Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Armando Guarda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armando Guarda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Basílio Sousa in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Manuel Baptista had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Álvaro Dantas. Quintinha FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Baptista was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Pedro Delgado kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Rui Correia struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Álvaro Dantas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brasileira FC. Brasileira FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.