League Play-Off

Estadio Alvide
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gaspar Vale started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Vasco Matias sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ingarnal's Emanuel Henriques didn't even have to move. In the 7th minute, Sérgio Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuel Henriques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Santarém, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Emanuel Henriques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Santarém in the 11th minute of the match. Eduardo Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Ingarnal's Emanuel Henriques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Santarém in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th match minute, Ingarnal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heitor Viegas to maneuver through the defense. Alvide's Eduardo Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Vale in the 18th minute of play. Eduardo Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Eduardo Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Vale in the 21st minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Ingarnal's Gaspar Vale sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eduardo Fontes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eduardo Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. If Fernando Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvide's Manuel Porto got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Porto got free with Emanuel Henriques in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manuel Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Emanuel Henriques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Amorim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fernando Amorim might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eduardo Fontes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Amorim ran back to his position shaking his head. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Armando Santarém to strike the kick off in the second half. If Gaspar Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 58 minutes into the match, Alvide's goalkeeper Eduardo Fontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Amorim. A collision led to Ingarnal getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Sérgio Paiva hit a great ball. Armando Santarém received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Emanuel Henriques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Amorim didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-1 via right post in the game's 71st minute. Ingarnal's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Vale in the 76th minute of play forced Alvide's goalkeeper Eduardo Fontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernando Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Eduardo Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 82 minutes, Manuel Porto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alvide's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Porto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Gaspar Vale came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Ingarnal 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 Gaspar Vale couldn't finish the play. Alvide's Manuel Porto got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Armando Santarém's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Henriques was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. The Ingarnal supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ingarnal would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.