League Play-Off

Estadio Ervoes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Ervoes FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Rui Matias hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Alexandre Mota's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Pinto was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Nogueira in the 10th minute of play forced Ervoes FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Pinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Alexandre Pinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute Alexandre Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Pinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xavier Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Alexandre Pinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Ervoes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Xavier Nogueira came free, but Alexandre Pinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Nogueira in the 26th minute of play forced Ervoes FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Pinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Pinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Nogueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandre Pinto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xavier Nogueira's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ervoes FC's zone, Alexandre Mota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexandre Pinto came out of the goal and Alexandre Mota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alexandre Pinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 41st minute, Alexandre Mota left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Montouro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience was convinced that Alexandre Mota's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Pinto was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. After the first half SC Montouro were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexandre Mota to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Hugo Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 52 in the game by Xavier Nogueira from a close distance when the talented Alexandre Pinto managed to make a qualified save. Ervoes FC's players were relieved. Fernando Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Costa having to interfere. In the 57th minute Fernando Moutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ervoes FC's Alexandre Pinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Mota in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Alexandre Mota reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alexandre Pinto. The goal made the score 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Paiva in the 65th minute of play forced SC Montouro's goalkeeper Álvaro Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Ramos in the 68th minute of play forced SC Montouro's goalkeeper Álvaro Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Álvaro Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filipe Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ervoes FC's Alexandre Pinto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Ervoes FC from getting a goal against them. Ervoes FC's Alexandre Pinto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Ervoes FC from getting a goal against them. In the 90thth minute of the game Afonso Paiva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Montouro's Álvaro Costa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 94th minute Ervoes FC were awarded a corner. Xavier Torres went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ervoes FC's corner Xavier Torres fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Álvaro Costa quite easily take care of the ball. Álvaro Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Ramos in the 97th minute of the match.