League Play-Off

Estadio Alpedriz
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alpedriz FC's Tomás Fernandes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Heitor Guarda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Aguiar in the 4th minute of the match. Heitor Guarda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Pinheiro in the 6th minute of the match. Cristóvão Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mário Vieira having to interfere. Mariano Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Heitor Guarda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Artur Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artur Pinheiro in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Heitor Guarda saved Alpedriz FC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Artur Pinheiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ouro's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Pinheiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Heitor Guarda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alpedriz FC's Heitor Guarda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Pinheiro in the 22nd minute of play. After 28 minutes, Hugo Aguiar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ouro and the Alpedriz FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Alpedriz FC booed when Ouro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Aguiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Cristóvão Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Alpedriz 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 Cristóvão Almeida couldn't finish the play. Mário Vieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Fernandes in the 35th minute of play. After 37 minutes of play Ouro's Hugo Aguiar was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 37th match minute, Ouro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Aguiar to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the match, João Barbosa sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Mário Vieira threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for João Barbosa this time. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Alpedriz FC's goalkeeper Heitor Guarda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristóvão Almeida hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Mariano Luz made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Ouro's Mariano Luz fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Heitor Guarda made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Mariano Luz sent off a good shot on target. In the 57th minute, Alpedriz FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mariano Luz fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alpedriz FC's goalkeeper Heitor Guarda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Abel Ferro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute João Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mário Vieira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariano Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Heitor Guarda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Tomás Fernandes came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Alpedriz 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 Tomás Fernandes couldn't finish the play. Mário Vieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The supporters of Ouro booed when Alpedriz FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Pinheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute, Álvaro Sousa 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. Ouro's Mário Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Álvaro Sousa in the 91st minute of play. When Alpedriz FC's Tomás Fernandes in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ouro's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão Almeida in the 96th minute of play forced Ouro's goalkeeper Mário Vieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.