League Play-Off

Estadio Alte
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Alte's Lourenço Vaz 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. Lucas Pereira charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucas Pereira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lucas Pereira kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. The corner led Pretarouca's Emanuel Amaral to fire away a dangerous shot which José Melo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Diamantino Cunha scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of José Melo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Catarino Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the match, Alte's goal looked a bit too open when Diamantino Cunha came free, but José Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diamantino Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. André Nascimento scored 1-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabriel Branco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. José Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Catarino Baptista in the 22nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Nascimento got free with Gabriel Branco in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th minute of the match, Lourenço Vaz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gabriel Branco saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pretarouca's Gabriel Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lourenço Vaz in the 33rd minute of play. Gabriel Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lourenço Vaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If André Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Catarino Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Pretarouca getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Oliveira Carneiro hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, Pretarouca's goal looked a bit too open when Lourenço Vaz came free, but Gabriel Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Catarino Baptista made a kick off. José Melo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Catarino Baptista showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 54 minute of play. Gabriel Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lourenço Vaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lourenço Vaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. José Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Catarino Baptista in the 65th minute of the match. Diamantino Cunha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Melo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Diamantino Cunha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute, Pretarouca's Catarino Baptista ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind José Melo. José Melo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Gabriel Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Pedroso in the 79th minute of the match. Gabriel Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lourenço Vaz in the 80th minute of the match. José Melo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diamantino Cunha in the 82nd minute. When Catarino Baptista came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Pretarouca 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 Catarino Baptista couldn't finish the play. Alte's José Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Catarino Baptista in the 91st minute of play.