League Play-Off

Estadio Alganhafres
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Figueiredo got the match started through his kick off. Tomás Henriques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Óscar Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Óscar Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Henriques in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Henriques in the 14th minute of play forced Alganhafres's goalkeeper Óscar Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Barbosa having to interfere. Óscar Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Figueiredo in the 17th minute of play. If Rodrigo Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Cardoso made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Pedro Leão sent off a good shot on target. After 45 played minutes Quinchaes got a freekick which was hit by Joaquim Setúbal. Diogo Ferro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Cardoso having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Diogo Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 55 minutes, Emanuel Jesus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alganhafres and the Quinchaes players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th match minute, Alganhafres was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Jesus to maneuver through the defense. If Diogo Ferro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Quinchaes's zone, Pedro Leão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Cardoso came out of the goal and Pedro Leão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 63rd minute, Afonso Antunes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Diogo Ferro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute, Rodrigo Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute of the match Cristóvão Matos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carlos Cardoso showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Diogo Ferro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Carlos Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diogo Ferro, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Alganhafres's Óscar Barbosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Alganhafres from getting a goal against them. In the 91st minute, Augusto Miranda sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Alganhafres's Óscar Barbosa didn't even have to move. Rodrigo Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Barbosa having to interfere. Alganhafres's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.