League Play-Off

Alvaraes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfredo Reis got the match started through his kick off. Alvaraes were furious when Alexandre Azevedo was red carded, 6 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. António Almeida charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed António Almeida the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th minute, António Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oliveira Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Reis in the 21st minute of play forced Alvaraes's goalkeeper Tiago Soares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Delfim Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfredo Reis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Tiago Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Delfim Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fradilhao's supporters rose to their feet, but Delfim Paiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiago Soares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alfredo Reis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Soares having to interfere. After some careless play in the Alvaraes defense, Alfredo Reis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tiago Soares. The Alvaraes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tiago Soares should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oliveira Moutinho made a kick off. If Delfim Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfredo Reis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute, Delfim Paiva ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tiago Soares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Delfim Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Tiago Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Delfim Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oliveira Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inácio Reis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diamantino Bessa in the 86th minute of play forced Fradilhao's goalkeeper Inácio Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Diamantino Bessa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Delfim Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Fradilhao 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 Delfim Paiva couldn't finish the play. Alfredo Reis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Soares having to interfere. Fradilhao played a much better game than Alvaraes and deserved their victory. The Alvaraes players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.