League Play-Off

Estadio Alquera
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardo Matias took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lúcio Gomes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário Neto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Matias blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luís Guarda having to make a save. Cristóvão Ferro hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After 25 minutes, Diogo Torres mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alquera FC and the SC Bujoes players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 25 played minutes Alquera FC got a freekick which was hit by Diogo Torres. SC Bujoes's Lúcio Gomes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save SC Bujoes from getting a goal against them. In the 31st minute of the match Vicente Gomes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lúcio Gomes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lúcio Gomes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mário Neto in the 32nd minute of play. The supporters of Alquera FC booed when SC Bujoes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Pedroso didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mário Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mário Neto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Gomes having to interfere. In the 43rd minute André Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Guarda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Mário Neto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lúcio Gomes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mário Neto made a kick off. Ricardo Matias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Luís Guarda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Matias was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 65th minute. SC Bujoes's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The supporters of Alquera FC booed when SC Bujoes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raul Vieira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Guarda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ricardo Matias's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. After having played for 84 minutes, André Vale managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Bujoes's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Vale was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Alquera FC's Adolfo Freitas got a free kick in the 86th minute. João Martins, 87 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. If Ricardo Matias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Matias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.