League Play-Off

Estadio Soalheira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lourenço Vaz made the kick off which started today's match. Eusébio Gomes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Nascimento in the 11th minute of play forced Soalheira FC's goalkeeper Eusébio Gomes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the game, José Lima was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alte's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Soalheira FC the free kick. The supporters of Soalheira FC booed when Alte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hugo Borba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. José Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18thth minute of the game Lourenço Vaz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Soalheira FC's Eusébio Gomes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Soalheira FC's goalkeeper Eusébio Gomes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. André Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Eusébio Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Dantas hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Eusébio Gomes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Nascimento in the 24th minute of the match. Eusébio Gomes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lourenço Vaz in the 26th minute of the match. José Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Borba, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The supporters of Alte booed when Soalheira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Dantas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandre Pedroso, 35 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. André Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Alte booed when Soalheira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Dantas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hugo Borba stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lourenço Vaz's late challenge caught a Soalheira FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lourenço Vaz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd minute, Lourenço Vaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Borba, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After having played for 63 minutes, Nuno Assis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Soalheira FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuno Assis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Hugo Borba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Melo was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sandro Resende during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Alte! Alte's José Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Assis in the 73rd minute of play. David Mota hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Alte's Alexandre Pedroso tried to score from far away in the 80th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 82nd minute, David Esteves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 83 minutes, André Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alte's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 87 minutes into the match, Alte's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Assis came free, but José Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Dantas struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. José Melo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Soalheira FC. 91 minutes into the game, Soalheira FC's Nuno Assis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Melo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0.