League Play-Off

Estadio Cartaxa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paulo Carneiro kicked off to start the match. Francisco Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the game, Almada's Francisco Borges nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fernando Pinho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 19th minute Simão Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vítor Fonseca's late challenge caught a SC Cartaxa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vítor Fonseca helped the player get up and apologised. Vítor Fonseca hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. With his leg Alexandre Fontes managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when SC Cartaxa's Amílcar Antunes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Paulo Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Almada's Alexandre Fontes got control of the ball when Amílcar Antunes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Simão Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Almada's supporters rose to their feet, but Simão Almeida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Pinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Francisco Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Simão Almeida stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, SC Cartaxa's Fernando Pinho got control of the ball when Francisco Borges tried to sneak it across the goal line. Francisco Borges who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Fernando Pinho when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Almada's Alexandre Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Carneiro in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd match minute, SC Cartaxa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Coelho to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Coimbra's late challenge caught a SC Cartaxa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Coimbra helped the player get up and apologised. After 71 played minutes Almada got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Coimbra. Delfim Branco was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 72nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Simão Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Almada's supporters rose to their feet, but Simão Almeida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Pinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Nuno Viegas fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Cartaxa's protests and gave Nuno Viegas a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SC Cartaxa's Nuno Viegas got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Alexandre Fontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Carneiro in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílcar Antunes in the 88th minute of play forced Almada's goalkeeper Alexandre Fontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Coimbra hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Alexandre Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílcar Antunes in the 93rd minute of the match. When Daniel Coimbra was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. Alexandre Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílcar Antunes in the 97th minute of the match. The SC Cartaxa fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Almada were clearly better and deserved to take the win.